A group of African American and White men and women establish the NAACP. Founders includeW.E.B. Du Bois(1868–1963),Mary White Ovington(1865–1951),Ida B. Wells(1862–1931), and William English Walling (1877–1936). The organization is originally called the National Negro Committee. 1911 ...
William Edward Burghardt DuBois (February 23, 1868 - August 27, 1963) was a writer, historian, leader and one of the founders of the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People). DuBois was born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. He was a gifted student who became a ...
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“In the same way the founders of this church, as a memorial chapel to Rev. Ingersoll of Trinity Church in Downtown Buffalo, envisioned both a church and a community center, we are continuing that tradition of being a presence in the Parkside Community. We obviously do worship, and are a...
named after John Hope, one of the founders of the Niagara Movement (the forerunner of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People or the NAACP), historian John Hope Franklin has not only recorded American history, he has lived it. Born in 1915 in Oklahoma, he graduated ...
Harry Tyson Moore (November 16, 1905 – December 25, 1951) was a local teacher, founder of the first branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in Brevard County and president of the state chapter o...
In light of the time in history wherein he flourished, it is fitting that he was part of the movement that resulted in the creation of the NAACP (iv-v). In short, he objectively appears to single handedly be the father of the African American social awareness movement. 787 Words 4 ...
Lorraine Hansberry’s first letter to the magazine of the Daughters of Bilitis, signed “L.H.N.” (Lorraine Hansberry Nemiroff). “The Ladder,” Vol. 1, No. 8 (May 1957), pages 26 and 28. To learn more about DOB, listen to our episode with the organization’s co-foundersDel Martin...
She was also one of the founders of the NAACP and aimed to shed light on the conditions of Black people throughout the South through her investigative journalism. Estelle Axton Co-founder of Stax Records, Estelle Axton helped in finding and promoting artists that would revitalize the Memphis ...