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Anthony Spearman, the former president of the North Carolina NAACP and a well-known social justice figure, has died. His family confirmed that Spearman, 71, died Tuesday in Greensboro. “The ...
Robert F. Williams. Robert Franklin Williams (February 26, 1925 – October 15, 1996) was an American civil rights leader and author best known for serving as president of the Monroe, North Carolina chapter of the NAACP in the 1950s and into 1961. He succeeded in integrating the local public library and swimming pool in Monroe.
September 6, 2024 at 2:54 PM. North Carolina Rep. Kelly Alexander, who represented Charlotte in the legislature for over a decade and once served as president of the state NAACP, has died at 75. A ...
A civil rights advocate and former president of the North Carolina branch of the NAACP died by suicide in his Greensboro home The post Autopsy: Death of ex-state NAACP president ruled a suicide ...
Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. Education. North Carolina Central University (BA) University of Michigan (MA) University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (JD) Columbia University (LLM) Julius LeVonne Chambers (October 6, 1936 – August 2, 2013) was an American lawyer, civil rights leader and educator.
Benjamin Todd Jealous (born January 18, 1973) is an American civil rights leader, environmentalist and executive director of the Sierra Club. He served as the president and chief executive officer of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) from 2008 to 2013. When he was selected to head the NAACP at age 35, he ...
Education. Tougaloo College (BA) South Texas College of Law (JD) Derrick Johnson is an American lawyer and humanitarian. He serves as the 17th President and CEO of the NAACP. [1] He had previously served as president of its Mississippi state chapter, [2] and vice chairman of its board of directors. [1]
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