BENJAMIN JEALOUS
Civil and Human Rights Leader,
Former NAACP President
“That One Big Thing”
Benjamin Todd Jealous is the former president and CEO of the
NAACP. The youngest president in its history, he began his career at
age 18 opening mail at the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. Jealous has
been a leader of successful state and local movements to ban the
death penalty, outlaw racial profiling, defend voting rights, secure
marriage equality, and free multiple wrongfully incarcerated people.
A builder of robust coalitions, Jealous’ leadership at the NAACP
included bringing environmentalist organizations into the fight to
protect voting rights, and convincing well-known conservatives to join
the NAACP in challenging mass incarceration.
Drawing on the leadership tradition that connects Nelson
Mandela, Martin Luther King, Jr., Shirley Chisholm, Frederick Douglass,
Cesar Chavez, and Frances Willard, Jealous lays out the simple steps
that can accelerate anyone toward achieving feats of great social
transformation and service.
Monday,
September 22, 2014
Sponsored
4:30 to 5:30 p.m.
Doors open at 4 p.m.
Berrie Center,
Sharp Theater
For disability-related accommodations,
contact Stephen Rice at ext. 7562.
by the
The Deans’
Lecture Series