Kivie Kaplan
Kivie Kaplan · Civil Rights & Human Rights
Businessman-philanthropist who served as national president of the NAACP from 1966 until his death and funded NAACP, CORE and SCLC.
1904, Boston, Massachusetts, USA — 1975, USA
Boston, Massachusetts
Kivie Kaplan is recognized among Jewish contributors to Civil Rights & Human Rights — Businessman-philanthropist who served as national president of the NAACP from 1966 until his death and funded NAACP, CORE and SCLC.
Kivie Kaplan, born to Lithuanian Jewish immigrants in Boston, was a businessman and philanthropist who devoted his fortune to civil rights. He built the NAACP's Life Membership program, marched at Selma in 1965, and served as national president of the NAACP from 1966 until his death, while also funding CORE and the SCLC. He embodied the deep Jewish partnership in the Black freedom struggle.
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Source: Wikipedia (Kivie Kaplan); American Jewish Archives (Kivie Kaplan Papers)
Businessman-philanthropist who served as national president of the NAACP from 1966 until his death and funded NAACP, CORE and SCLC.
Source: Wikipedia (Kivie Kaplan); American Jewish Archives (Kivie Kaplan Papers)
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