Benjamin Hooks
(1925-2010)
American civil rights leader and minister
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Benjamin Lawson Hooks (January 31, 1925 – April 15, 2010) was an American civil rights leader. A Baptist minister and practicing attorney, he served as executive director of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) from 1977 to 1992, and throughout his career was a vocal campaigner for civil rights in the United States.
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31 January 1925 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
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15 April 2010 (aged 85) Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
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| Zodiac | Aquarius |
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Julia Britton Hooks · Grandmother · 1852-1942 · Kentucky woman artist and activist during the early years of the Civil Rights Era
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