Scope and Contents Rev. Robert L. "Jackey" Beavers was Governor Joe Frank Harris’s executive assistant for minority affairs and small business from 1983 to 1990. He provided constituent information and solved problems, primarily for African-Americans, small businesses, and religious leaders, and kept the governor informed of events in these areas. He also served as the governor’s liaison with commissions, organizations and task forces related to African-Americans, civil rights, and small business, both...