Benson, Clayborn
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- 1949-03-31
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Washington, D.C.
My life can be described as fortunate. As a kid, I was poor without the bare necessities. As an adult, the Lord has blessed me with a clear understanding of who I am - my strengths and weaknesses.
Everett Moore and Alex Haley
My greatest inspiration is my desire to see every young person know of contributions of black people to history.
I envision Milwaukee's black community having an integral part in Milwaukee's future. As for my part, through the Historical Society, I hope to teach how great a people we really are. I feel it is through knowledge of ancestral accomplishments that young black children can achieve their true potential.
Founder and Executive Director of Wisconsin Black Historical Society / Museum; Photojournalist at WTMJ-TV; Board member - Wisconsin Labor History Society; Wisconsin Historical Records Advisory Board; City of Milwaukee Citizen Advisory Committee on the Naming of Public Buildings, Facilities and Streets; Leader - UWM African American Constituent Alumni Association; 2001 National Association of Black Journalists Award
- Creator
Nate Edwards
- Partner
- Recollection Wisconsin
- Contributing Institution
- Milwaukee Public Library
- Publisher
- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 7/28/2007, "Benson put events into focus."; UWM Alumni Association Newsletter, 2/1/2007; City of Milwaukee Citizen Advisory Committee meeting minutes, 8/30/2006; Wisconsin Labor History Society Newsletter, Summer 2005; Wisconsin Historical Society website (www.wisconsinhistory.org); National Association of Black Journalists website (www.nabj.org); AT&T Milwaukee White Pages, September 2006
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- Benson, Clayborn
Civic leaders -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee
African American civic leaders -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee
African Americans -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee
African American men -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee
Photojournalists -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee
Wisconsin Black Historical Society
Milwaukee (Wis.) -- Biography
Community leadership -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee - Type
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- English
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- Nate Edwards. Benson, Clayborn. 1949-03-31. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://content.mpl.org/cdm/ref/collection/MilwLeaders/id/7. (Accessed April 19, 2024.)
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- Nate Edwards, (1949-03-31) Benson, Clayborn. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://content.mpl.org/cdm/ref/collection/MilwLeaders/id/7
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- Nate Edwards. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://content.mpl.org/cdm/ref/collection/MilwLeaders/id/7>.