Hooks, Benjamin L. (Benjamin Lawson), 1925-2010

Authoritative Name:
Hooks, Benjamin L. (Benjamin Lawson), 1925-2010
Biography:
"A Baptist minister serving on the executive board of King's Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), Benjamin Hooks had a long career in law, business, and the judiciary before becoming the executive director of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in 1977."--Martin Luther King, Jr. and the global freedom struggle Online Encyclopedia
Associated Subjects:
Hooks, Benjamin L. (Benjamin Lawson), 1925-2010
Archival Collections And Reference Resources:

22 items in 9 collections (expand all)

AFL-CIO, printed materials, 1969, 1979, 1981

Creator:
AFL-CIO. Civil Rights Department
Slaiman, Donald, 1919-2000
Hooks, Benjamin L. (Benjamin Lawson), 1925-2010
AFL-CIO
Date of Original:
1969
1979
1981
Collection:
AFL-CIO Southeast Division Civil Rights Department Records
Contributing Institution:
Georgia State University. Special Collections

American Red Cross and NAACP, Statement of Understanding, 1981

Creator:
AFL-CIO. Civil Rights Department
American Red Cross
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Date of Original:
1984
Collection:
AFL-CIO Southeast Division Civil Rights Department Records
Contributing Institution:
Georgia State University. Special Collections

NAACP National Director Benjamin Hooks at the Federal Penitentiary, Atlanta, Georgia, November 25, 1980.

Creator:
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Date of Original:
1980-11-25
Collection:
Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographs
Contributing Institution:
Georgia State University. Special Collections

NAACP National Director Benjamin Hooks at the Federal Penitentiary, Atlanta, Georgia, November 25, 1980.

Creator:
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Date of Original:
1980-11-25
Collection:
Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographs
Contributing Institution:
Georgia State University. Special Collections

NAACP National Director Benjamin Hooks at the Federal Penitentiary, Atlanta, Georgia, November 25, 1980.

Creator:
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Date of Original:
1980-11-25
Collection:
Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographs
Contributing Institution:
Georgia State University. Special Collections

NAACP National Director Benjamin Hooks at the Federal Penitentiary, Atlanta, Georgia, November 25, 1980.

Creator:
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Date of Original:
1980-11-25
Collection:
Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographs
Contributing Institution:
Georgia State University. Special Collections

NAACP National Director Benjamin Hooks at the Federal Penitentiary, Atlanta, Georgia, November 25, 1980.

Creator:
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Date of Original:
1980-11-25
Collection:
Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographs
Contributing Institution:
Georgia State University. Special Collections

NAACP National Director Benjamin Hooks at the Federal Penitentiary, Atlanta, Georgia, November 25, 1980.

Creator:
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Date of Original:
1980-11-25
Collection:
Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographs
Contributing Institution:
Georgia State University. Special Collections
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Benjamin Lawson Hooks

Creator:
United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation
Date of Original:
1972/1990
Collection:
FBI Freedom of Information Act Collection
Contributing Institution:
United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation

LG033 Interview: Judge Benjamin L. Hooks

Date of Original:
1972-09-29
Collection:
Laurraine Goreau Interviews and Recordings
Contributing Institution:
Amistad Research Center

Letter, 1977, Benjamin L. Hooks to Marian Bruce Logan

Creator:
Hooks, Benjamin L.
Date of Original:
1977-10-11
Collection:
Marian Bruce Logan Collection of Civil Rights Activism, 1945-1989
Contributing Institution:
South Caroliniana Library

Letter, 1977, Marian Bruce Logan to Benjamin L. Hooks

Creator:
Logan, Marian B., 1920-1993
Date of Original:
1977-09-28
Collection:
Marian Bruce Logan Collection of Civil Rights Activism, 1945-1989
Contributing Institution:
South Caroliniana Library

Letter, 1977, Marian Bruce Logan to Benjamin L. Hooks

Creator:
Logan, Marian B., 1920-1993
Date of Original:
1977-08-01
Collection:
Marian Bruce Logan Collection of Civil Rights Activism, 1945-1989
Contributing Institution:
South Caroliniana Library

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Mrs. Daisy Bates address Freedom Rally

Creator:
Withers, Ernest C., 1922-2007
Date of Original:
1959-07-31
Collection:
Memphis civil rights photograph collection
Contributing Institution:
Memphis Public Library. Memphis and Shelby County Room

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. shakes hands with Benjamin L. Hooks

Creator:
Withers, Ernest C., 1922-2007
Date of Original:
1959-07-31
Collection:
Memphis civil rights photograph collection
Contributing Institution:
Memphis Public Library. Memphis and Shelby County Room

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. speaks at Freedom Rally, Memphis, TN

Creator:
Withers, Ernest C., 1922-2007
Date of Original:
1959-07-31
Collection:
Memphis civil rights photograph collection
Contributing Institution:
Memphis Public Library. Memphis and Shelby County Room

News of Bygone Days [25 Years Ago, Aug. 22.1959]

Date of Original:
1984-08-22
Collection:
Russell B. Sugarmon Collection
Contributing Institution:
Rhodes College

Gov. Riley with NAACP officials

Creator:
The State Media Company (Columbia, S.C.)
Hoemann, Darrell
Date of Original:
1979-05-15
Collection:
The State Newspaper Photograph Archive
Contributing Institution:
Richland Library