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Ben Fletcher

1890 - 1949

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Benjamin Harrison Fletcher (April 13, 1890 – July 10, 1949) was an early 20th-century African-American labor leader and public speaker. He was a prominent member of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW, or the "Wobblies"), a left-wing trade union which was influential during his time. Fletcher co-founded and helped lead the interracial Local 8 branch of the IWW’s Marine Transport Workers Industrial Union. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 3 different languages on Wikipedia. Ben Fletcher is the 945th most popular social activist (down from 840th in 2024), the 21,877th most popular biography from United States (down from 20,124th in 2019) and the 163rd most popular American Social Activist.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Ben Fletcher ranks 945 out of 840. Before him are Mahrang Baloch, Aisha Yesufu, Elizabeth Wathuti, Bhakti Sharma, Marinel Sumook Ubaldo, and Anna Campbell. After him are Bai Bibyaon Ligkayan Bigkay, Leelah Alcorn, Jestina Mukoko, Mama Cax, Archana Soreng, and Licypriya Kangujam.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1890, Ben Fletcher ranks 267. Before him are Wheeler Oakman, Conrad Richter, Euphemia Haynes, Eddie Gribbon, Alma Richards, and Sherman Minton.  Among people deceased in 1949, Ben Fletcher ranks 186. Before him are William Nicholson, Flora Drummond, James Truslow Adams, Frank Murphy, Vida Goldstein, and Wheeler Oakman. After him is Murder of Emily Armstrong.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ben Fletcher ranks 21,885 out of 20,380. Before him are Steve Mesler (1978), Jared Jeffries (1981), Tara Correa-McMullen (1989), Jacob Latimore (1996), Kanak Jha (2000), and Jeneba Tarmoh (1989). After him are Arjun Gupta (1986), Adreian Payne (1991), Maurice Ager (1984), Chamique Holdsclaw (1977), Alyvia Alyn Lind (2007), and Phillip Glasser (1978).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In United States

Among social activists born in United States, Ben Fletcher ranks 163. Before him are Linda Sarsour (1980), Destiny Watford (1995), Ayọ Tometi (1984), Terri Schiavo case (1963), Jamie Margolin (2001), and David Jay (1982). After him are Leelah Alcorn (1997), Mama Cax (1989), Tamika Mallory (1980), Isra Hirsi (2003), Charlie Kirk (1993), and Haven Coleman (2006).

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