Benjamin Franklin Chavis

Background

Chavis,, Benjamin Franklin was born on January 22, 1948 in North Carolina, United States.

Education

Bachelor in Chemistry, University North Carolina. Master of Divinity, Duke University. Doctor of Ministry, Howard University.

Career

Clergy coordinator Review Jesse Jackson's Presidential Campaign, 1984. Executive director commission racial justice United Church Christ, Cleveland, 1985-1993. Executive director National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Baltimore, since 1993.

Achievements

• Member Wilmington Ten. Convicted for Wilmington, North Carolina firebombing and imprisoned, 1976-1980, conviction overturned by federal appeals court, 1980.

Connections

Married Martha Chavis. 6 children.

Spouse:

Martha Chavis