Junius Griffin

Junius Griffin (January 13, 1929 – June 1, 2005)^[1] was an African American Civil Rights activist working as the President of the Beverly-Hills Hollywood chapter of the NAACP,^[2] who is best known for his work alongside Martin Luther King Jr. as well as for coining the term “Blaxploitation” in regard to the African American film industry of the 1970s.^[3]^[4]

^ "Junius Griffin | ArchivesSpace Public Interface". archives.etsu.edu. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
^ Johnson, John H. (5 October 1972) [October 5, 1972]. "Readers Rap". JET. 43 (2): 4.
^ Johnson, John H. (5 October 1972) [October 5, 1972]. "Entertainment". JET. 43 (2): 55–61.
^ Manditch-Prottas, Zachary (2022-12-27). "Black Films of the 1970s Were Something Else". Common Reader. Retrieved 2024-04-25.

[:0-1] "Junius Griffin | ArchivesSpace Public Interface". archives.etsu.edu. Retrieved 2024-04-25.

[2] Johnson, John H. (5 October 1972) [October 5, 1972]. "Readers Rap". JET. 43 (2): 4.

[3] Johnson, John H. (5 October 1972) [October 5, 1972]. "Entertainment". JET. 43 (2): 55–61.

[:2-4] Manditch-Prottas, Zachary (2022-12-27). "Black Films of the 1970s Were Something Else". Common Reader. Retrieved 2024-04-25.

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Junius Griffin

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