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Date Posted: 20:45:56 01/16/03 Thu
Author: Beth-ps i'm done thank you
Subject: Ch 21 African American and Reform

African American and Reform
A. W.E.B. Du Bois
1. Was a educated African American, the founder of NAACP
a. He encouraged African Americans to speak out and that they can change things if they wanted them to change
2. Accused Booker T. Washington of encouraging blacks to mind their own business, which causes segregation among the two races
3. He wanted African American to go to College, excel
B. NAACP Founded
1. In 1905 Du Bois and some of his supporters met at Niagara Falls
a. They launched what became known as the Niagara Movement
2. NAACP stands for National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
a. Whites held most of the offices at first, but Du Bois was the director of publicity and research was the guiding spirit
3. They had also take some of their cases to Supreme Court and have won
a. Like the Guinn v. United States 1915
4. Disfranchisement and segregation would be around for several decades
C. The NAACP’s Strategy
1. It relied on the efforts of the most intelligent and educated member of the black race.

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