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Benjamin Lawson Hooks (January 31, 1925 – April 15, 2010) 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 (NAACP) from 1977 to 1992.
Civil Rights activist, minister, veteran and philanthropist. Overview. On November 5, 2007, Dr. Benjamin Lawson Hooks was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civil award. "The nation best remembers Benjamin Hooks as the leader of the NAACP," said President George W. Bush.
Apr 16, 2010 · Benjamin L. Hooks, who for 15 years led the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People as it struggled to remain an effective champion of minorities in an era of rising political...
Benjamin L. Hooks (born Jan. 31, 1925, Memphis, Tenn., U.S.—died April 15, 2010, Memphis) was an American jurist, minister, and government official who was executive director of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) from 1977 to 1993.
Apr 15, 2010 · Civil rights leader Benjamin Hooks has died after a long illness. He was a lawyer, a minister, a criminal court judge and he led the NAACP from 1977 to 1993.
Apr 15, 2010 · "Benjamin Lawson Hooks, an outspoken advocate of rights of black citizens from his days as a Memphis lawyer and judge to his national leadership of the NAACP, died early this morning after an...
Apr 15, 2010 · Benjamin L. Hooks, a champion of minorities and the poor who as executive director of the NAACP increased the group's stature, died Thursday morning at his home in Memphis.
African-American jurist and pioneering civil rights leader Benjamin Hooks has died at the age of 85, following a long illness. Benjamin Hooks was born in 1925 in Memphis, Tennessee — a city,...
Apr 21, 2010 · (CNN) -- Benjamin L. Hooks, a civil rights leader who led the NAACP from 1977 to 1992, has died, said the vice president for communication at the NAACP. The cause of death was...
Jul 24, 2003 · Association executive Reverend Benjamin L. Hooks was born in Memphis, Tennessee, on January 31, 1925. At an early age, Hooks was inspired to excel in his education, largely due to the influence of his grandmother, who was the second black woman in the United States to graduate from college.
