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Roberts was born on May 31, 1924, in Mattoon, Illinois, to Bert Fitzgerald Roberts, a railroad dining car waiter, and Hildren (née Johnson). Her parents would later separate when she was 6 years old. This meant that Roberts and her younger brother, Malcom, nicknamed by his family as Mickey, were primarily raised by her mother and granddaughter.

"Adding to the Article" Exercise: Under “Career” it reads: “She resigned a month later as Dean of Howard University's School of Law when Howard University President James E. Cheek refused to support her strong stand against student protests.[11]”  However, in my New York Times source, they shared how “Less than a month after she became dean of Howard University Law School in 1969, Mrs. Harris quit rather than submit to the demands of the students for a more important role in running the school. “The final decisions must be made by people who have a long‐range commitment to the institution,” said Mrs. Harris.”  Where one source says that it was the President's lack of support, the New York Times article (a more reputable source than the cited blackpast.org) makes it clear that Harris quit because of pressure from the students and her stubborn sense of morals and stress on hierarchy and experience. Therefore, this source will help clarify Harris’ career change.