27 Facts About Julius Hobson

Julius Wilson Hobson was an activist and politician who served on the Council of the District of Columbia and the District of Columbia Board of Education.

Julius Hobson was the son of Irma and Julius Hobson.

Julius Hobson's mother was a schoolteacher and later a principal.

Julius Hobson's father died when he was a very young child.

Julius Hobson's mother remarried a man who had a dry-cleaning plant and a drugstore.

Julius Hobson read a lot of books about abolitionist John Brown, who he said was the greatest and most under-appreciated American in history.

Julius Hobson graduated from Industrial High School, the only public high school in Birmingham that allowed black children to attend.

Julius Hobson was awarded three bronze stars for his many piloting missions.

Julius Hobson did not learn well from the lecture-style classes, and he left after a few months.

Julius Hobson particularly loved the visiting professors and the small classroom sizes at Howard.

Julius Hobson was elected president of the school's parent-teacher association, and he argued that overcrowding at black schools would be alleviated if white schools were to admit black students.

When Julius Hobson threatened to encourage a boycott of the city's bus system because the system would not employ black drivers, the bus system backed down and hired 44 black employees.

Julius Hobson practiced non-violence, although he would say he did not go around saying he was non-violent because violence was never his intention.

Julius Hobson was elected to an at-large seat on the District of Columbia Board of Education in 1968.

Julius Hobson decided to run again for a seat representing Ward 2 the next year, but he lost the race to Evie Mae Washington.

Julius Hobson was later ordered by court to stop distributing the stamps.

In 1969, Julius Hobson founded the Washington Institute for Quality Education, a nonprofit organization dedicated to ending discrimination in schools.

Julius Hobson taught a class at American University on social problems and the legal system.

Julius Hobson's students researched whether the legal system could be a recourse to remedy problems in society.

The DC Statehood Party was founded to convince Julius Hobson to run under the party for District's delegate to the United States House of Representatives.

Julius Hobson announced his candidacy under the Statehood Party on January 15,1971.

Julius Hobson was elected in 1974 as one of the at-large members of the Council of the District of Columbia at its creation, and he served in that position until his death in 1977.

Julius Hobson was the People's Party vice presidential candidate in 1972.

In 1981, The Washington Post revealed that documents in the Federal Bureau of Investigation file on Julius Hobson revealed that he had once provided information to the FBI about the black freedom movement.

Carol filed for divorce in 1966, citing religious differences and that Julius Hobson occasionally prioritized activism over the needs of his family.

Julius Hobson died of leukemia at George Washington University Hospital on March 23,1977.

In 1986, schools in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington were reorganized, and Stuart Middle School was combined with Julius Hobson to create Stuart-Julius Hobson Middle School.