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  1. 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.

  2. Learn about the life and achievements of Dr. Benjamin L. Hooks, a civil rights activist, minister, veteran and philanthropist. He was the first African American to serve on the Federal Communications Commission and the executive director of the NAACP, and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2007.

  3. 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.

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  4. 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...

  5. Jul 24, 2003 · Learn about the life and achievements of Reverend Benjamin Hooks, a civil rights leader and the first African American on the Federal Communications Commission. He served as the executive director of the NAACP from 1977 to 1992 and received many honors and awards.

  6. Apr 15, 2010 · 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,...

  7. 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.