Benjamin J. Davis Jr.
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 60 years ago |
Date of birth | September 8,1903 |
Zodiac sign | Virgo |
Born | Dawson |
Georgia | |
United States | |
Died | New York |
New York | |
United States | |
Date of died | August 22,1964 |
Party | Communist Party USA |
Books | Communist Councilman from Harlem: Autobiographical Notes Written in a Federal Penitentiary |
Parents | Benjamin Jefferson Davis |
Education | Amherst College |
Harvard Law School | |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 3881743 |
Benjamin J. Davis Jr. Life story
Benjamin Jefferson Davis Jr., was an African-American lawyer and communist who was elected in 1943 to the New York City Council, representing Harlem. He faced increasing opposition from outside Harlem after the end of World War II.