Black Leaders Call for Equal Rights at the Niagara Falls Conference
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Human Rights Series
- Categories: Social Issues, Reform, and Protest
- Subcategories: African Americans, Blacks, Race, Ethnicity, Racism, Civil Rights, Minority Rights, Minorities, Organizations, Agencies, Institutions, Human Rights, Discrimination, Prejudice
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950, African American History
- Geographical Location: New York
- Date: July 11, 1905
Article abstract: The Niagara Movement, which was founded by W. E. B. Du Bois and William Monroe Trotter, attempted to elevate the position of blacks in America at the beginning of the twentieth century.
Summary of Event
The Niagara Movement was formed largely as a response to the indifference to the plight of blacks in America. Despite the promises of the Civil War and Reconstruction, lynching and mob violence went unchecked throughout the South during the Jim Crow period (1881-1914). Outbreaks of rioting were also common in the North at this time. By...
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