Benjamin Hooks

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.