Benjamin Hooks
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 14 years ago |
Date of birth | January 31,1925 |
Zodiac sign | Aquarius |
Born | Memphis |
Tennessee | |
United States | |
Date of died | April 15,2010 |
Died | Memphis |
Tennessee | |
United States | |
Years of service | 1944-1945 |
Awards | Spingarn Medal |
Presidential Medal of Freedom | |
Spouse | Frances Dancy |
Parents | Bessie White Hooks |
Robert B. Hooks | |
Education | DePaul University - College of Law |
Grandparents | Julia Britton Hooks |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 846609 |
Benjamin Hooks Life story
Benjamin Lawson Hooks was an American civil rights leader and government official. A Baptist minister and practicing attorney, he served as executive director of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People from 1977 to 1992.