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- NAME: M. Carl Holman
- OCCUPATION: Civil Rights Activist
- BIRTH DATE: June 27, 1919
- DEATH DATE: August 09, 1988
- EDUCATION: Lincoln University, University of Chicago, Yale University
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Minter City, Mississippi
- PLACE OF DEATH: Washington, D.C.
- Full Name: Moses Carl Holman
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M. Carl Holman was a civil rights activist and president of the National Urban Coalition.
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In 1962, M. Carl Holman joined the staff of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. Two years later he became VP of programs at the National Urban Coalition, an organization that was formed after the inner-city race riots of 1967. While serving as the organization's president, Holman advocated programs in housing, education, employment opportunities, job training and economic development.© 2013 A+E Networks. All rights reserved.
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