Adolph Botnick
Adolph Botnick | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 17, 1924 |
| Died | October 5, 1995 (aged 71) |
| Occupation | Anti-Defamation League Director |
| Known for | Civil Rights Activist |
Adolph Ira "A. I." "B" Botnick (August 17, 1924 – October 5, 1995) was a Jewish activist in the Civil Rights Movement. Botnick often sought to minimize violence in race relations. Botnick was a target of an assassination plot by Byron De La Beckwith,[1] who had previously assassinated civil rights leader Medgar Evers. The assassination was prevented when De La Beckwith was arrested for transporting a bomb across state lines.[2]
Botnick was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. He attended Gulf Coast Military Academy and served in the army in World War II,[2] and his unit fought in the Battle of the Bulge.[citation needed] Afterward, he graduated from Louisiana State University.[2]
Botnick was recruited by the Anti-Defamation League in 1961 and took a position in their Atlanta, Georgia office. In 1964 he became the Anti-Defamation League's regional director for the region of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Arkansas and held this position until his retirement in 1992.[2]
He died at the age of 71.[2]
He worked for the Anti-Defamation League [3] and is the namesake for the Anti-Defamation League's annual A. I. Botnick Torch of Liberty Award Dinner.[4]
References[]
- ^ Chandler, Adam (13 June 2013). "MEDGAR EVERS AND JEWISH MEMORY". Tablet. Nextbook, Inc. Retrieved 14 Aug 2016.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "A. I. Botnick, 71; Fought Racial Bias". The New York Times. 9 Oct 1995. Retrieved 14 Aug 2016.
- ^ "Botnick (A.I. and Fay) Civil Rights Collection". www.lib.usm.edu. The University of Southern Mississippi Libraries Special Collections. 1993. Archived from the original on 13 May 2016. Retrieved 14 Aug 2016.
- ^ "You are being redirected..." neworleans.adl.org. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
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