Julia Britton Hooks, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Kentucky woman artist and activist during the early years of the Civil Rights Era
Date of Birth: 04-May-1852
Place of Birth: Frankfort, Kentucky, United States
Date of Death: 10-Mar-1942
Profession: activist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About Julia Britton Hooks
- Julia Britton Hooks (May 4, 1852 – March 10, 1942), known as the "Angel of Beale Street," was a musician and educator whose work with youth, the elderly, and the indigent was highly respected in her family's home state of Kentucky and in Memphis, Tennessee, where she lived with her second husband, Charles F.
- Hooks.
- She was a charter member of the Memphis branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), and her example served as an inspiration for her grandson, Benjamin Hooks, executive director of the NAACP from 1977 to 1992.
- Julia was also a leader for African-American women and active in the civil rights movement.
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