Earl Shinhoster

Earl Shinhoster
Executive Director of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
In office
1994–1996
Preceded by Benjamin Chavis
Succeeded by Kweisi Mfume
Personal details
Born (1950-07-05)July 5, 1950
Savannah, Georgia, U.S.
Died June 11, 2000(2000-06-11) (aged 49)
near Montgomery, Alabama, U.S.
Alma mater Morehouse College
Cleveland State University

Earl T. Shinhoster (July 5, 1950 – June 11, 2000) was a Black civil rights activist in Savannah, Georgia.[1]

Shinhoster was born in Savannah in 1950, he was an alumnus of Morehouse College and Cleveland State University. As a teenager, he was involved in the Civil Rights Movement. In 1994-95, he served as Interim Executive Director of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).

Shinhoster died near Montgomery, Alabama in a car collision in 2000.[2] He was survived by a wife and son.

In 2001 the Georgia Legislature passed a resolution [3][4] to designate the Earl T. Shinhoster Interchange and the Earl T. Shinhoster Bridge to honor him.

Footnotes

  1. ↑ http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/earl-t-shinhoster-1950-2000
  2. ↑ The Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum
  3. ↑ House Resolution 182 - Earl T. Shinhoster Interchange and Bridge, Georgia General Assembly, April 19, 2001
  4. ↑ Senate Resolution 6 - Earl T. Shinhoster Interchange and Bridge, Georgia General Assembly, April 19, 2001

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