Career

Hudspeth was the president of the San Antonio Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People during the 1950s and 1960. He was considered to be one of the best National Association for the Advancement of Colored People presidents in the state. During his tenure, he organized several demonstrations at local businesses throughout the community.

One march at a local grocery store Handy Andy resulting in a white man pulling a gun on Hudspeth and threatening to kill him.

While remaining active in his community after the civil rights movement, Hudspeth devoted more of his time to his family and church. Foreign more than 20 years, he served as chairmen of the trustee board at the historic San Antonio church Mountain Zion First Baptist Church.

Charles Hudspeth died in 1999 following a lengthy battle with cancer. Their son Gregory is now Dean at Saint Phillips College in San Antonio.

Mimi presently serves as the Campus Instructional Coordinator for the San Antonio Independent School District.