All Articles Tagged "civil rights leader"
Residents Line Up to Pay Respects to Civil Rights Leader Height
(WashingtonPost.com) – Former president Bill Clinton, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and other political titans shared their joyful memories of Dorothy Irene Height on Wednesday night at Shiloh Baptist Church, offering a send-off fit for a civil rights icon renowned both for her substance and her style.
Benjamin L. Hooks, Civil Rights Leader, Dies at 85
(NYTimes.com) — Benjamin L. Hooks, a golden-tongued orator who led the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People for 16 years, died Thursday at the age of 85. State Representative Ulysses Jones, a member of the church where Mr. Hooks was pastor, said he died at his home in Memphis after a long illness, The Associated Press reported.
