
Texas Civil Rights Activist L.E. Bennett

Sharon Okay. Bennett creator and daughter of civil rights activist Rev. Dr. L.E. Bennett
Tired of listening to the names Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, Jackie Robinson, and so forth?
Remarks from the primary anniversary of the Alliance for Progress, 13 March 1962”
— Former President John F. Kennedy
ATLANTA, GA, USA, October 25, 2022/EINPresswire.com/ — Tired of listening to the names Martin Luther King (M.L.Okay.), Malcolm X, Jackie Robinson, and so forth? Well, I completely get the place you’re coming from. Can you even recite extra names than the illustrious few you hear about yearly? Check this out!
The 1st Civil Rights Movement was over 50 years in the past, proper? With individuals like Roy Wilkins, from the NAACP, Rosa Parks, M.L.Okay., Medger Evers, A. Philip Randolph, and John Lewis. This is the purpose! Those individuals pale compared to the precise names and historical past that exists for individuals of coloration. Unfortunately, there aren’t close to sufficient names or tales. Consider them in a guide of misplaced names and lives.
However, like M.L.Okay., Malcolm X, Medgar Evers, and Rosa Parks, it took quite a few robust individuals to face up, step ahead and lead the battle for integration by way of the south. Unfortunately, an excessive amount of black historical past has been ignored, destroyed, hidden, or just not handed on. Every bit of that historical past is an element of our American historical past.
It’s lengthy Overdue! The revelation of a Texas Civil Rights Activist. Time to reclaim some misplaced historical past. A brand new guide entitled—Jewel of the South; Civil Rights Biography of Rev. Dr. L.E. Bennett was not too long ago printed.
In the Nineteen Fifties and Sixties, the struggle in opposition to racism and inequality raged in America with hearth, ache, and dying. Rev. Dr. L.E. Bennett furthered his exercise previous the voting sales space in civil rights, spurred by the in-person speech from John F. Kennedy (J.F.Okay.) in entrance of the Alamo on September 12, 1960, in San Antonio, Texas. Through many trials, he fought systematic bigotry and efficiently built-in the business behemoth of Southwestern Bell/ AT&T—placing his life and his household in danger.
These actions earned him a Political Education Award from Roy Wilkins, former president, and Rev. C.D. Owens of the NAACP. In addition, he acquired a certificates from the Wall of Tolerance signed by Ms. Rosa Parks and a letter for group service from Former President Clinton. All individuals—not simply individuals of coloration—search enlightenment and inspiration in books, motion pictures, and documentaries about advocates for social justice and durations when the primary civil rights motion scored profound victories for African Americans. Follow this man’s outstanding journey of change
The Bullock Museum of History in Austin, Texas, decided they’ll open the exhibit to posthumously honor their native son in early Spring of 2023.
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