Benjamin Hooks was a prominent Civil Rights Leader, Baptist minister, and practicing attorney who served as executive director of the NAACP from 1977 to 1992. He was born on January 31, 1925 and had a net worth of $8 million at the time of his death in 2010. He was a major figure in the Civil Rights Movement and was instrumental in the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. He was also a leader in the fight for economic justice and equal rights for African Americans.
Benjamin Hooks is a member of Civil Rights Leader
Age, Biography and Wiki
💰 Net worth: $8 Million (2024)
About
Civil Rights leader, Baptist minister and practicing attorney who served as executive director of the NAACP from 1977 to 1992.
Before Fame
He earned a law degree and set up his own practice in Memphis.
Trivia
He was a suporter of Republican Candidates and even worked in the Nixon administration.
Family Life
He adopted a daughter, Patricia Gray, with his wife Frances Dancy.
Associated With
He knew Martin Luther King Jr. and supported his causes.
