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Adolph Ira "A. I." "B" Botnick (August 17, 1924 – October 5, 1995) was a Jewish activist in the Civil Rights Movement. Botnick often sought to minimize violence in race relations. Botnick was a target of an assassination plot by Byron De La Beckwith, who had previously assassinated civil rights leader Medgar Evers. The assassination was prevented when De La Beckwith was arrested for transporting a bomb across state lines. He died at the age of 71. He worked for the Anti-Defamation League and is the namesake for the Anti-Defamation League's annual A. I. Botnick Torch of Liberty Award Dinner.