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Benjamin Hooks, American minister, lawyer, and activist (died 2010)

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Benjamin Hooks

American civil rights leader and minister

Benjamin Lawson Hooks was an American civil rights leader and government official. A Baptist minister and practicing attorney, he served as executive director of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) from 1977 to 1992.
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January 31

Day of the year

January 31 is the 31st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 334 days remain until the end of the year.
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