Benjamin Hooks
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Benjamin Hooks was an American civil rights leader, attorney, minister, and former FCC commissioner best known for serving as executive director of the NAACP from 1977 to 1992.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Baptist minister
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civil rights leader → government official → human → lawyer → |
| awardReceived |
NAACP Image Award
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Presidential Medal of Freedom → Spingarn Medal → |
| conflict |
World War II
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| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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| dateOfBirth |
1925-01-31
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| dateOfDeath |
2010-04-15
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| educatedAt |
DePaul University College of Law
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Howard University → LeMoyne-Owen College → |
| employer |
Federal Communications Commission
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NAACP NERFINISHED → |
| ethnicGroup |
African American
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| familyName |
Hooks
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| fieldOfWork |
civil rights
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communications policy → criminal justice → |
| givenName |
Benjamin
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| hasHonorificSuffix |
Esq.
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| memberOf |
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
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| militaryBranch |
United States Army
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| notableFor |
advocacy for minority ownership in broadcasting
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expanding membership and fundraising of the NAACP → leadership in the American civil rights movement → |
| occupation |
attorney
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civil rights activist → government commissioner → judge → minister → |
| placeOfBirth |
Memphis, Tennessee
NERFINISHED
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| placeOfDeath |
Memphis, Tennessee
NERFINISHED
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| positionHeld |
commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission
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criminal court judge in Shelby County, Tennessee → executive director of the NAACP → |
| religion |
Baptist
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| religiousTitle |
Reverend
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| residence |
Detroit, Michigan
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Memphis, Tennessee NERFINISHED → |
| sexOrGender |
male
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| spouse |
Frances Dancy Hooks
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| workLocation |
Memphis, Tennessee
NERFINISHED
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Washington, D.C. → |