Yet Hooks' family exposed him early on to what civil rights activists of his generation came to call the Freedom Struggle.

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But Hooks put more emphasis on legal activism than Dr.King, who spoke as often about changing white people's hearts as he did about changing the laws.

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During this period, Hooks helped articulate the group's positions on racial equity in hiring and school admissions and the creation of a national holiday to honor the late Martin Luther King,Jr.

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National Historic Site in Atlanta,Georgia. After his death was announced on Thursday,April 15, Benjamin Hooks was remembered as a pioneer,preacher,storyteller, conciliator and visionary, and a vocal campaigner for civil rights in the United States.

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