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Rep. Towns Statement on the Passing of Civil Rights Leader Benjamin Hooks
April 15, 2010
WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Edolphus Towns, D-N.Y. (10th CD), issued the following news release:

U.S. Rep. Edolphus "Ed" Towns (NY-10) released the following statement today on the passing of Dr. Benjamin Hooks, former executive director of the NAACP and longtime civil rights leader:

"It is with a heavy heart I pause to remember the legacy of civil rights leader Dr. Benjamin L. Hooks.

"A pioneer in the Civil Rights Movement, Dr. . . .

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