Benjamin Chavis
Benjamin Chavis
Dr. Benjamin Franklin Chavis, Jr.is an African American civil rights leader, born in Oxford, North Carolina. In his youth, Chavis was an assistant to Martin Luther King, Jr., who inspired him to work in the civil rights movement...
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There's room in this movement for everybody. 50 percent of the people that came out today were young people and that's very encouraging. That shows us that we not only have a sense of resilience, but I see the torch of leadership being passed to young brothers and sisters in a new generation who are rising to the occasion out of their own rights. And the momentum of this day will be felt in communities throughout the nation.