Revival at Greater Middle Baptist Church...Rev. Ben L. Hooks, Evangelist [caption title]

Memphis, 1959. Very good plus.. Pictorial broadside on newsprint, 9 x 6 inches. Even tanning, mild wear. A rare handbill advertising a revival at Greater Middle Baptist Church in Memphis, Tennessee, led by famous Civil Rights leader, Ben Hooks, with a portrait of Hooks within the text. Benjamin L. Hooks returned home to Memphis after World War II in order to practice law. In 1956, he became a minister at Greater Middle and began his involvement with both the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and the NAACP. At the time the present flyer was printed, Hooks was actively involved with sit-ins and boycotts in Memphis. He would later become the president of the NAACP in the 1970s. The present document shows Hooks early in his Civil Rights career, preaching to a Baptist church in Memphis; the flyer encourages parishioners to "Come Out - Have Your Soul Revived." A rare handbill featuring a very important Civil Rights leader.