Draft:Charles (Snookie) Hendricks
Charles Hendricks (also referred as "Snookie" and "Snooky") created and lead the Black Radical Action Program (BRAP), the first black militant organization in Indianapolis, Indiana[1]. He was a known activist in Indianapolis and most notably organized the state's only NAACP chapter in a correctional institution[2].
Early life and education
[edit]Charles (Snookie) Hendricks | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 27, 1931 Indianapolis, IN |
| Died | March 18, 1997 (aged 65) |
| Occupation | Activist |
Hendricks was born at 938 Paca Street, Indianapolis, IN[3]. He attended Crispus Attucks HIgh School.
Career
[edit]Hendricks is attributed to organizing and threatening marches to Tony Hulman which forced change at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, to ensure jobs were opened to Black Americans[2]. (find source with year where this happened)
In 1956, a riot happened at Indiana Reformatory. Hendricks is
During the 1969 Indianapolis riots in June, Hendricks has been attributed to quelling the violence with police
In the 1970s as an inmate at the Terre Haute Federal Prison, Snookie organized the state's only NAACP chapter in a correctional institution[2][4].
It was claimed that Hendricks was an informant and that Richard Luger paid him "$11,000 a year to identify of poor black people" [3].
Death
[edit]Snookie was murdered by an unknown assailant on March 18, 1997 outside of his home in Butler Tarkington[5].
References
[edit]- ^ "MAURER: Snooky Hendricks is an urban legend". Indianapolis Business Journal. 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2024-09-21.
- ^ a b c "Indianapolis Recorder 29 March 1997 — Hoosier State Chronicles: Indiana's Digital Historic Newspaper Program". newspapers.library.in.gov. Retrieved 2024-09-21.
- ^ a b McLayea, Eunice (September 20, 1982). "Snookie Hendricks, militant of yore, quietly serves NAACP". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
- ^ "The Indianapolis Star from Indianapolis, Indiana". Newspapers.com. 1997-03-21. Retrieved 2024-09-21.
- ^ "Indianapolis Recorder 29 March 1997 — Hoosier State Chronicles: Indiana's Digital Historic Newspaper Program". newspapers.library.in.gov. Retrieved 2024-09-21.