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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:person
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gptkbp:almaMater
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gptkb:DePaul_University_College_of_Law
gptkb:LeMoyne_College
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gptkbp:awardReceived
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gptkb:Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom
gptkb:Spingarn_Medal
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1925-01-31
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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gptkb:Memphis,_Tennessee,_United_States
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gptkbp:boardMemberOf
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gptkb:National_Civil_Rights_Museum
gptkb:Southern_Christian_Leadership_Conference
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gptkbp:deathDate
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2010-04-15
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gptkbp:deathPlace
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gptkb:Memphis,_Tennessee,_United_States
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:DePaul_University_College_of_Law
gptkb:LeMoyne_College
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gptkbp:FCCAppointmentYear
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1972
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gptkbp:fullName
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gptkb:Benjamin_Lawson_Hooks
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Benjamin L. Hooks
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gptkbp:militaryService
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gptkb:United_States_Army
1943–1946
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gptkbp:notableAchievement
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first African American appointed to the Federal Communications Commission
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gptkbp:notableFor
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executive director of the NAACP
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:activist
gptkb:lawyer
businessman
minister
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gptkbp:organization
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gptkb:NAACP
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gptkbp:religion
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gptkb:Baptist
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gptkbp:religiousTitle
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Reverend
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Frances_Dancy_Hooks
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gptkbp:termEnd
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1992
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gptkbp:termStart
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1977
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Benjamin_L._Hooks_Institute_National_Book_Award
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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