Benjamin j davis biography
Benjamin j davis biography
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Benjamin J. Davis Jr.
American politician
This article is about the American Communist leader. For other people with the same name, see Ben Davis (disambiguation).
Benjamin Jefferson Davis Jr. (September 8, – August 22, ), was an African-American lawyer and communist who was elected in to the New York City Council, representing Harlem.
He faced increasing opposition from outside Harlem after the end of World War II. In he was among a number of communist leaders prosecuted for violating the Smith Act. He was convicted and sentenced to five years in prison.
Early years
Benjamin J. Davis Jr. – known to his friends as "Ben" – was born September 8, , in Dawson, Georgia to Benjamin Davis Sr. and Jimmie W. Porter.[1] The family moved to Atlanta in , where Davis's father, "Big Ben" Davis, established a weekly black newspaper, the Atlanta Independent.[2] It was successful enough to provide a comfortable middle-class upbringing for his family.
The elder Benja