Benjamin L Hooks

Benjamin L Hooks (1925-2010), full name Benjamin Lawson Hooks, was a US civil rights activist, lawyer, businessman and minister. He served as executive director of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People from 1977 to 1992.

Wisdom & Quotes

• We're no longer arguing about riding on the back of the bus, but being the bus driver or the president of the bus company. We're not pushing for the right to buy the hot dog, but selling the hot dog and the right to own the hot dog franchise.

Flannery O'Connor