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Benjamin Lawson Hooks (1925-2010) was a civil rights leader who served as the director of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) for more than a decade. This release consists of a background investigation file with materials dated 1972-1980 and several investigative files concerning threats against Hooks or the NAACP between 1987 and 1990.
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United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation

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Digital Library of Georgia

Keywords

  1. African American Civil Rights Workers
  2. African American Judges
  3. African American Lawyers
  4. African Americans
  5. Civil Rights
  6. Civil Rights Workers
  7. Crimes Against
  8. Government
  9. Governmental Investigations
  10. Intimidation
  11. Judges
  12. Lawyers
  13. Memphis
  14. National Association For The Advancement Of Colored People
  15. Officials And Employees
  16. Southern Christian Leadership Conference
  17. Tennessee
  18. United States
  19. United States. Federal Bureau Of Investigation
  20. United States. Federal Communications Commission

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