And though I now sink out of view and shall be forgotten, I believe I have made some marks which will tell for the cause of civil liberty long after I have gone."

VOA: special.2009.06.11

After his retirement from the NAACP in 1992, Hooks continued to press the cause of civil rights and education.

VOA: standard.2010.04.16

He called reforming the U.S. health care system the cause of his life, but also worked to influence civil rights, education and immigration.

VOA: standard.2009.08.26