Bobby Lovett is an American historian. He is an emeritus professor of history at Tennessee State University,^[1] where he served as the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences from 1999 to 2009.^[2] He is the author of several books about African-American history.^[2]

He has written editorials^[3] including about the legacy of slavery and Andrew Jackson.^[4]

Selected works

• From Winter to Winter : the Afro-American history of Nashville, Tennessee, 1870-1930 Tennessee State University (1981)^[5]
• Lovett, Bobby (1999). The African American History of Nashville, 1780-1930: Elites and Dilemmas. Fayetteville, Arkansas: University of Arkansas Press. ISBN 9781557285553. OCLC 468529280.
• Lovett, Bobby (2005). The Civil Rights Movement in Tennessee: A Narrative History. Knoxville, Tennessee: University of Tennessee Press. ISBN 9781621902294. OCLC 972039181.
• Lovett, Bobby (2007). How It Came To Be: The Boyd Family's Contribution over the Past 100 Years to African American Religious Publishing, 1896--present. Lavergne, Tennessee: Lightning Source Press. ISBN 9781589423152. OCLC 123414689.
• Lovett, Bobby (2012). A Touch of Greatness: A History of Tennessee State University. Macon, Georgia: Mercer University Press. ISBN 9780881464351. OCLC 828893347.
• Lovett, Bobby (2015). America's Historically Black Colleges & Universities: A Narrative History, 1837–2009. Macon, Georgia: Mercer University Press. ISBN 9780881465341. OCLC 917131576.