He earned a reputation in the black community as an articulate and outspoken defender of African Americans.

White Mississippians became outspoken defenders of the slave system.

A Democrat, Hammond was perhaps best known during his lifetime as an outspoken defender of slavery and states' rights.

The United States, once the most outspoken defender of the inspections, has played a low-key role on the topic for more than a year.

Mayr was an outspoken defender of the scientific method, and one known to sharply critique science on the edge.

Granatstein is an outspoken defender of traditional narrative history in lectures, books, print, and broadcast media.

He is one of the most outspoken defenders of Kemalism.

But Noah himself held deeply racist attitudes toward blacks and was an outspoken defender of slavery.

The regional governor is one of the company's most outspoken defenders.

Mr. Landry was an outspoken defender of his company's products.