James Horace Kemp (18 August 1912 in Muskogee[1] – 5 December 1983 in Chicago) was an American labor organizer and elected president of the NAACP.

[2][3] He was married to Maida Springer Kemp, a labor organizer and historian.

[4] He served on the executive board of the Chicago Federation of Labor.

In 1969, Kemp was elected to the Illinois Constitutional Convention as a delegate from the 22nd legislative district, which covered Bronzeville and adjacent neighborhoods.

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