The March for Civil Rights: The Benjamin Hooks Story - Hardcover

Guess, Jerry; Hooks, Benjamin L.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 159031249X ISBN 13: 9781590312490

Publisher: American Bar Association, 2003

Synopsis

Lawyer, judge, pastor, civil rights activist, trailblazer, and great humanitarian, Dr. Benjamin Hooks recounts the extraordinary experiences of his life of service in The March for Civil Rights. This is the fascinating story of a man prevented from attending law school in his home state and later often degraded in court, who nevertheless persevered. He worked side-by-side with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference to organize and fight against racial discrimination. The myriad roles he has played throughout his life include becoming a lawyer, an honorable judge, a prominent businessman, an ordained minister, the first African American appointed to the Federal Communications Commission, the long-time Executive Director of the NAACP, the President of the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, and the Founder and Chairman of the Benjamin L. Hooks Institute for Social Change at the University of Memphis. A staunch advocate for self-help, Benjamin Hooks preaches responsibility and accountability, and calls for a "moratorium on excuses." He urges the black community to strengthen the family unit and impels those who have succeeded to reach out and help their brothers and sisters.

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"With the knowledge of a lawyer and judge, the voice of a preacher, the position at the FCC and the power of the NAACP, he opened doors and remedied injustice in a way that extended opportunities for generations to come... America indeed is a better place for African Americans than before Benjamin Hooks. -Excerpt from the Foreword, by Dennis Archer"

Edition details

• Publisher: American Bar Association
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 159031249X
• ISBN 13: 9781590312490
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 384