Augustus F. Hawkins
American politician
Died when: 100 years 71 days (1202 months)Star Sign: Virgo
Augustus Freeman Hawkins (August 31, 1907 – November 10, 2007) was a prominent American Democratic Party politician and a figure in the history of Civil Rights and organized labor.
Over the course of his career, Hawkins authored more than 300 state and federal laws, the most famous of which are Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the 1978 Humphrey-Hawkins Full Employment Act.
He was known as the "silent warrior" for his commitment to education and ending unemployment.
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