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Ezell Blair Jr. (Ezell Alexander Blair Jr.) was born on 18 October, 1941 in Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S., is an American civil rights activist (b. 1941). Discover Ezell Blair Jr.'s Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 82 years old?
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His wife is Lorraine France George
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Ezell Blair Jr. Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Ezell Blair Jr. worth at the age of 82 years old? Ezell Blair Jr.’s income source is mostly from being a successful activist. He is from United States. We have estimated Ezell Blair Jr.'s net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Jibreel Khazan (born Ezell Alexander Blair Jr.; October 18, 1941) is a civil rights activist who is best known as a member of the Greensboro Four, a group of African American college students who, on February 1, 1960, sat down at a segregated Woolworth's lunch counter in downtown Greensboro, North Carolina challenging the store's policy of denying service to non-white customers.
The protests and the subsequent events were major milestones in the Civil Rights Movement.
Khazan was born Ezell Alexander Blair Jr. on October 18, 1941, in Greensboro, North Carolina.
Khazan received his early education from Dudley High School, where his father taught.
He was also influenced by Martin Luther King Jr. In 1958, Khazan heard King speak at the local Bennett College.
He was captivated as King addressed the audience in attendance.
At that speech, King called for an escalation of nonviolent protests to end segregated accommodation.
King's words had made a huge impact with Khazan, so much so that he later remarked that "he could feel his heart palpitating" and that the words of King "brought tears to his eyes."
In 1959, Khazan graduated from James B. Dudley High School, and entered the A&T College of North Carolina.
It was during his freshman year that Khazan and his roommate, Joseph McNeil; along with two other associates, Franklin McCain and David Richmond, devised a plan to protest against the policies of the segregated lunch counter at the downtown Greensboro F. W. Woolworth's store.
On February 1, 1960, Blair, along with McNeil, Franklin and Richmond, took the bold step of violating the Greensboro Woolworth's segregation policy.
Khazan stated that he had seen a documentary on Mohandas Gandhi's use of "passive insistence" that had inspired him to act.
Each of the participants in the sit-in had different catalysts, but it is clear that the four men had a close friendship that mutually reinforced their desire to act.
In 1963, Khazan graduated from A&T College with a Bachelor's degree in sociology and Social Studies.
After graduation, He briefly studied law at Howard University Law School in Washington, DC.
He continued his education at Massachusetts University and later at the New England Conservatory of Music, where he studied voice.
As he had been labeled a "troublemaker" for his role in the Greensboro Sit-Ins, life in Greensboro became difficult for Khazan.
His 1964 interview describes the Greensboro sit-ins in Chapter 5 of Who Speaks for the Negro?
The sit-in demonstrations were just the beginning of Khazan's community involvement.
He joined Alpha Phi Alpha, was elected president of the junior class, and would later become president of the school's student government association, the campus NAACP and the Greensboro Congress for Racial Equality.
In 1965, he moved to New Bedford, Massachusetts, where he worked as a teacher and counselor for the developmentally challenged.
In 1968, he joined the Islamic Center of New England and changed his name to Jibreel Khazan.
Today Khazan is an oral historian, oracle, Mass-Star Story teller and lecturer.
His father was a member of the NAACP and very vocal on the subject of racial injustices and "things naturally rubbed off on me", described Khazan in a 1974 interview.
It was said that when he experienced unjust treatment based on color, he "stood up."
Khazan also recalls an American Civics teacher, Mrs. McCullough, who told her class “We’re preparing you for the day when you will have equal rights.”
In 1991, Khazan received an honorary doctorate of humanities degree from North Carolina A&T State University.
In addition, the four men each have residence halls named for them on the university campus.
In 2010, Khazan was the recipient of the James Smithson Bicentennial Medal from the Smithsonian Institution.
On October 12, 2021, Khazan was honored with the renaming of a city park in the west end of New Bedford, MA.
Khazan is married to the former Lorraine France George of New Bedford.
Together they have three children.