Preceded by Benjamin Chavis Name Earl Shinhoster | Died June 11, 2000 Succeeded by Kweisi Mfume | |
Born July 5, 1950
Savannah, Georgia, U.S. ( 1950-07-05 ) Alma mater Morehouse College
Cleveland State University Education Cleveland State University, Morehouse College | ||
Earl T. Shinhoster (July 5, 1950 – June 11, 2000) was a Black civil rights activist in Savannah, Georgia.
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. He was survived by a wife and son.
In 2001 the Georgia Legislature passed a resolution to designate the Earl T. Shinhoster Interchange and the Earl T. Shinhoster Bridge to honor him.
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