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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...
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    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...
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  • Benjamin Davis Jr. may refer to Benjamin J. Davis Jr. (1903–1964), New York Communist city councilman, imprisoned for violations of the Smith Act Benjamin...
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  • father of Benjamin O. Davis Jr. Benjamin O. Davis Jr. (1912–2002), American general, commander of the World War II Tuskegee Airmen Bennie L. Davis (1928–2012)...
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    advocated in favor of twelve defendants, including his long-time friend, Benjamin J. Davis Jr., charged during the Smith Act trials of Communist Party leaders...
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  • party, but was loyal to at least a few of its members including Benjamin J. Davis Jr. who was jailed under The Smith Act. The Communist Party also took...
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    Lee Hays to protest the imprisonment of Harlem City Councilman Benjamin J. Davis, Jr. under the Smith Act. "If I had a Hammer" garnered two Grammy Awards...
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    which hired two young local attorneys, Benjamin J. Davis Jr. and John H. Geer, and provided guidance. Davis later became prominent in leftist circles...
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    Paul Leroy Robeson Jr. (November 2, 1927 – April 26, 2014) was an American author, archivist and historian. Robeson was born in Brooklyn to lawyer, actor...
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    Pan-Africanist activist George W. Crockett, Jr., African-American lawyer and politician Benjamin J. Davis, Jr., African-American lawyer and Communist New...
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