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While the first large meeting did not occur until three months later, the February date is often cited as the organization's founding date. The NAACP was founded on February 12, 1909, by a larger group including African Americans W. E. B. Du Bois, Ida B. Wells, Archibald Grimké, Mary Church Terrell, and the previously named whites Henry ...
Brooklyn, New York, U.S. Died. July 15, 1951. (1951-07-15) (aged 86) Newton Highlands, Massachusetts, U.S. Education. Harvard University. Mary White Ovington (April 11, 1865 – July 15, 1951) was an American socialist, suffragist, journalist, and co-founder of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
Centralia, Wisconsin, U.S. (now Wisconsin Rapids) Died. April 28, 1982. (1982-04-28) (aged 97) Alameda, California, U.S. Royal Freeman Nash (February 22, 1885 – April 28, 1982) was an American civil rights activist. He was the secretary -treasurer of the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) from February 15, 1916 ...
September 19, 2024 at 12:15 PM. The NAACP is planning a major mobilization and education campaign aimed at Black voters for the 2024 election. The NAACP plans to spend $20 million encouraging ...
The Virginia chapter of the NAACP and five students filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against the school board in Shenandoah County after the six-person body approved a proposal restoring the ...
Education. Atlanta University (BA) Walter Francis White (July 1, 1893 – March 21, 1955) was an American civil rights activist who led the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) for a quarter of a century, from 1929 until 1955. He directed a broad program of legal challenges to racial segregation and disfranchisement.
Ella Baker founded the SNCC and was a prominent figure in the civil rights movement. [ 58 ] [ 59 ] Female students involved with the SNCC helped to organize sit-ins and the Freedom Rides. [ 58 ] At the same time many elderly black women in towns across the Southern US cared for the organization's volunteers at their homes, providing the ...
Brockton, Massachusetts. Nationality. American. Known for. civic activist and leader. Florence Ruth LeSueur[1] (March 17, 1898 – June 27, 1991) [2] was an African-American civic leader, activist and the first woman president of an NAACP chapter. She was a champion of black rights in employment and education.