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Benjamin Jefferson Davis Jr. (September 8, 1903 – August 22, 1964), was an African-American lawyer and communist who was elected in 1943 to the New York City Council, representing Harlem. He faced increasing opposition from outside Harlem after the end of World War II.
28 de jun. de 2021 · While still serving as a New York City Councilor, Benjamin J. Davis, Jr of Harlem was one of the first U.S. Communists charged and convicted under the Smith Act, 1949. Expelled from the Council, Davis then served three years, four months in federal prison.
20 de mar. de 2024 · Benjamin Jefferson Davis Jr., September 8, 1903 – August 22, 1964, was a Harlem lawyer and communist who was elected in 1943 to the NYC Council, representing Harlem. He faced increasing opposition from outside Harlem after the end of World War II.
Davis, Benjamin Jefferson, Jr. September 8, 1903 to August 22, 1964. Benjamin J. Davis, Jr., was chairman of the New York State district of the Communist Party and an acquaintance of Martin Luther King, Jr. King and Davis were both from prominent Atlanta families, and despite their ideological differences, their relationship was characterized ...
Benjamin Jefferson "Ben" Davis Jr. (8 de septiembre de 1903 - 22 de agosto de 1964), fue un abogado y comunista afroamericano que fue elegido en 1943 para el ayuntamiento de la ciudad de Nueva York, en representación de Harlem.
Benjamin Oliver Davis Jr. (December 18, 1912 – July 4, 2002) was a United States Air Force (USAF) general and commander of the World War II Tuskegee Airmen. He was the first African-American brigadier general in the USAF.
Born in Dawson, Ga. in 1903, Benjamin Jefferson Davis, Jr. was a civil rights lawyer, a former New York City councilman, an author and editor, a Marxist theoretician and a leader of the Communist Party U.S.A.
