Niagara Movement

The Niagara Movement was founded in 1905, by a group of 32 African American men, led by W. E. B. Du Bois, John Hope, and William Monroe Trotter, who called for full civil liberties, an end to racial discrimination, and recognition of human brotherhood. Their first meeting took place near Niagara Falls from July 11 until July 14, 1905. They had to meet on the Canadian side of the falls, since no American hotel would take them.

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1905 - African American men - W. E. B. Du Bois - John Hope - William Monroe Trotter - Civil liberties - Racial discrimination - Niagara Falls - July 11 - July 14 - Canadian

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The movement renounced Booker T. Washington's accommodation policies set forth in his "Atlanta Compromise" speech which he delivered in 1895. Their second meeting was held at Harper's Ferry, West Virginia, the site of John Brown's raid.

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Booker T. Washington's - 1895 - Harper's Ferry, West Virginia - John Brown's

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The Niagara Movement eventually became the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in 1909.

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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People - 1909

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