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The Niagara Movement (NM) [2] was a civil rights organization founded in 1905 by a group of activists—many of whom were among the vanguard of African-American lawyers in the United States—led by W. E. B. Du Bois and William Monroe Trotter. The Niagara Movement was organized to oppose racial segregation and disenfranchisement.
Du Bois was born on February 23, 1868, in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, to Alfred and Mary Silvina Burghardt Du Bois. [3] Mary Silvina Burghardt's family was part of the very small free black population of Great Barrington and had long owned land in the state.
It was the primary communication outlet for the Niagara Movement, and was edited by African-American editor, scholar, and author W. E. B. Du Bois. The magazine was written primarily by African Americans and addressed many African-American themes.
The Niagara Movement (1957) [9] Race Riot at East St. Louis; July 2, 1917 (1964) W. E. B. Dubois; Propagandist of the Negro Protest; Core : A Study in the Civil Rights Movement, 1942 - 1968 with Meier [10] From Plantation To Ghetto with August Meier "Fifty Years of Race Relations in East St. Louis: The Breaking Down of White Supremacy" [11]
He was a strong supporter of W. E. B. Du Bois and was one of the thirteen organizers of the Niagara Movement, the forerunner to the NAACP. He was an officer of the D.C. Branch of the NAACP from its inception until 1928. He was also a founder of the Robert H. Terrell Law School and served as the school's president.
The break between Trotter and Du Bois was permanent, and they never worked directly together again. [64] Du Bois wrote in 1909 that it was "utterly impossible to work with Mr. Trotter." [65] Despite the Niagara Movement's failure, its goals had appealed to white supporters of racial equality.
The groundbreaking for the new W.E.B. DuBois Academy on Wednesday, April 24, 2024. The $62 million building will serve middle and high school boys who learn from an Afrocentric curriculum. The ...
Clifford was one of the founding members of the Niagara Movement, which was organized and led by W. E. B. Du Bois and William Monroe Trotter. The Niagara Movement opposed what its members believed were policies of accommodation and conciliation promoted by African-American leaders such as Booker T. Washington. [6]