Tarnel Abbott

Tarnel Abbott (born 1953) is a free speech advocate, activist, and librarian from Richmond, California. She is the great-granddaughter of Jack London. Abbott is also a prominent fixture in local politics and council meetings especially on conservation.

Activism Abbott (right) at the Jack London Oak Tree (background) Dedication in January 2017 at Frank H. Ogawa Plaza Tarnel Abbott is a social activist and the retired former reference librarian of the Richmond, California Library and has used her position to advocate for free speech. In 2006 the California Library Association awarded her the Zoia Horn Intellectual Freedom Award for her community activism, a collaborative film series with the ACLU, banned books displays.

Tarnel Abbott is an accomplished artist, making various displays, paintings, and dioramas depicting everyday life in Richmond—particularly industrial pollution and the Tent Cities Movement, which have earned her praise.

Abbott has expressed opposition to the development of the former Point Molate Naval Fuel Depot.

Family Abbott's husband is palm tree farmer Robert Fowler. She attended the University of California, Berkeley, as did her ancestor Jack London.