Julia Britton Hooks

(1852-1942)

Kentucky woman artist and activist during the early years of the Civil Rights Era

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Julia Britton Hooks (May 4, 1852 – March 10, 1942), known as the "Angel of Beale Street," was a musician and educator whose work with youth, the elderly, and the indigent was highly respected in her family's home state of Kentucky and in Memphis, Tennessee, where she lived with her second husband, Charles F. Hooks. She was a charter member of the Memphis branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), and her example served as an inspiration for her grandson, Benjamin Hooks, executive director of the NAACP from 1977 to 1992. Julia was also a leader for African-American women and active in the civil rights movement.

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Born	4 May 1852 Frankfort, Kentucky, United States
Died	10 March 1942 (aged 89) Memphis, Tennessee
Zodiac	Taurus
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Mary E. Britton · Sister · 1855-1925 · African-American physician edit info

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