Hall of Fame Inductee
Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr.
Howard University
About
Benjamin Chavis, a Howard University alumnus, was a Wilmington Ten defendant, later executive director of the NAACP, and a longtime environmental-justice organizer. He coined widely used language about environmental racism.
Accomplishments
- Former executive director of the NAACP.
- Wilmington Ten figure and environmental-justice advocate.
- Inducted into the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame in 2017.
Year of award
2017
Inducted into the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame — Civil Rights.