IN CASE YOU MISSED IT!📣 WNED PBS recently hosted a Virtual Presentation of Teaching Resources for the PBS LearningMedia Collection, "The Niagara Movement."💻 Watch the full presentation for lesson plans on activism, the Black Press, marginalization, the Jim Crow era, civil rights, and the legacy of the Niagara Movement.📝
Clement G. Morgan survived enslavement & became the 1st Black person to graduate from @Harvard College & law school by 1893. An intellect, he opposed accommodationist theories of B. T. Washington. He cofounded the #NiagaraMovement, a predecessor of the NAACP. #BlackHistoryMonth
Welcome to Black History month! Once again I’m sharing knowledge all this month. Each day a person you should know and some racism you should be aware of. How many of these people you do know and how much of this racism you weren’t aware of will give you a good indication of how deeply entrenched racism is and how conscious of it you are. And that’s one to grow on. #blackhistorymonth #jpsonetogrowon #blackhistorytoknow #racismtobeawareof #whitesupremacy #whitesupremacyisterrorism #knightsofthewhitecamelia #williammonroetrotter #monroetrotter #naacp #niagaramovement
Happy Birthday William Edward Burghardt Du Bois - sociologist, socialist, historian and civil rights activist. Du Bois is one of the founders of the NAACP, leader of the Niagara Movement and helped organizer several Pan African Congresses. #webdubois @apa1906network #alphaphialpha #naacp #thecrisis @naacp #niagaramovement #thesoulsofblackfolk #blackreconstructioninamerica #fiskuniversity @fiskuniversity #panafricanism #panafricanist #civilrights #civilrightsactivist #civilrightsmovement #blackhistorymonth #blackhistory
#OnThisDay in 1868, #WEBDuBois was born. Du Bois was a #civilrights activist, sociologist, historian, and writer. He was a leader of the #NiagaraMovement, an organization that laid the foundation for the formation of the #NAACP. Du Bois was a prolific author and his collection of essays, The Souls of Black Folk, is a seminal work in #AfricanAmerican literature. His 1935 work, #Black Reconstruction in America, challenged the prevailing idea that Blacks were responsible for the failures of the Reconstruction Era. Additionally, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which was passed a year after his death, embodied many of the reforms for which Du Bois had campaigned. “No one did more to place the American Negro in the world as a full-voiced speaking subject than did W.E.B. Du Bois,” said Henry Louis Gates, Jr., W.E.B. Du Bois Professor of the Humanities and director of the Du Bois Institute at Harvard. #blackhistorymonth #allyearlong
William Edward Burghardt Du Bois was an American sociologist, sociolist, historian and Pan-Africanist civil rights activist. 📚 DuBois was the first African American to earn a Ph. D. from Harvard University. 👨🏾🎓 Later he would go on to be one of the founders of the National Associatioin for the Advancement of Colored People. #NAACP #webdubois #harvarduniversity #founder #niagaramovement
W. E. B. Du Bois was a sociolgist, historian, and civil rights activist. While he grew up in a tolerant and integrated community, he knew there was work to be done to achieve equality. He was the first African-American to earn a Doctorate - from Harvard, no less! He rose to prominence as a leader of the Niagara Movement, a group of activists who sought full equal rights. He was also a founder of the #NAACP. He was a prolific author whose work frequently protested lynching, Jim Crow laws, and discrimination in education and employment. Most notably, his activism included people of color everywhere, especially Africans and Asians. #BlackHistoryMonth #WEBDuBois #NiagaraMovement #BlackExcellence #TheShadeTree #TheShadeTreeLasVegas #TheShadeTreeLV #CivilRights #Sociology #AtlantaCompromise #activism
Niagara Movement: Early Battle for Civil Rights | Watch Friday, Feb. 16 at 9 p.m. on WPBS This film explores the Black elite and intellectual society at the turn of the 20th century, a class rarely presented. It examines the heated debate and conflict between W.E.B DuBois and William Monroe Trotter with Booker T. Washington on how to best uplift the race and secure equality for their community. #WPBS #PBS #NiagaraMovement
¿Has escuchado del Movimiento Niágara? En 1905, el profesor de la Universidad de Atlanta W.E.B. Du Bois se reunió con otros intelectuales negros en Buffalo, Nueva York. Su objetivo: formar una organización para reclamar los derechos civiles de los afroamericanos. Aunque originalmente se reunieron en Buffalo, Du Bois y el grupo buscaron un lugar más tranquilo para tener conferencias más abiertas. Decidieron cruzar el río hasta Fort Erie, Canadá. Desde su hotel, este grupo de 29 intelectuales comenzó a formular sus objetivos de igualdad de derechos ante la ley y el público. En un año, el grupo creció a más de 170 miembros en 34 estados, unificados bajo una organización que lleva el nombre del área donde los 29 originales expusieron por primera vez su Declaración de Principios. El Movimiento Niágara comenzó a ganar terreno cuando Du Bois y otros miembros comenzaron a presionar contra la segregación. Si bien el grupo alcanzó su punto máximo con 800 miembros en 1907, los llamados a crear una organización integrada de derechos civiles llevaron a muchos de sus miembros, incluido Du Bois, a formar una nueva organización en 1909: la NAACP. . . . . . #movimientoniagara #niagara #niagaramovement #blackhistory #blackhistorymonth #historias #historia #niagaraaventuras
In 1905, Atlanta University professor W.E.B. Du Bois met with other Black intellectuals in Buffalo, NY. Their goal: to form an organization to call for civil rights for African Americans. - Although originally meeting in Buffalo, Du Bois and the group looked for a quieter spot to have more open conferences. They decided to cross the river to Fort Erie, Canada. From their hotel, this group of 29 intellectuals started to formulate their goals for equal rights in the eyes of both the law and the public. Within a year, the group grew to over 170 members across 34 states, unified under an organization named after the area where those original 29 first laid out their Declaration of Principles. - The Niagara Movement began to gain traction as Du Bois and other members began to lobby against segregation. While the group peaked at 800 members in 1907, calls for an integrated civil rights organization led many of its members, including Du Bois, to form a new organization in 1909: The NAACP - - - #niagarafalls #blackhistorymonth #webdubois #naacp #niagaramovement
There is no better time to educate yourself on the early battle for civil rights than RIGHT NOW during Black History Month.🙌🏿 "The Niagara Movement," a powerful documentary by WNED PBS, delves deep into the movement’s pivotal role in shaping the civil rights landscape. We will be airing this program multiple times throughout February, so mark your calendars and set your DVR's!📺
On September 17, 1920, Maria Louise Baldwin lined up to sign her name to the Boston Register of Women Voters, just weeks after the ratification of the 19th Amendment granted many women the right to vote in the US. Baldwin was one of many Black women living in Boston who claimed this new right. Baldwin, then 63, had been working her whole life for African American and women’s rights. The registration clerk wrote her occupation as “teacher” at the Agassiz School in her voter entry - but this doesn’t tell the whole story! Baldwin was actually the headmistress of this largely white school in Cambridge, breaking barriers in New England. She also helped found the Women’s Era Club, held classes for Black Harvard students (including W.E.B. DuBois), was an early member of the Niagara Movement and the NAACP, and served as president of the League of Women for Community Service. Baldwin’s legacy includes the renaming of the Agassiz School as the Maria L. Baldwin School in her honor. Her voter registration entry is one part of her remarkable story! - Erin Wiebe “Bust portrait of educator and civic leader, Maria ‘Molly' Baldwin,” about 1885, Library of Congress #MaryElizaProject #19thAmendment #BlackHistoryMonth #WomensHistory #BlackHistory #BostonHistory #BlackSuffragists #CambridgeMA #CambridgeMAHistory #WomensEraClub #NiagaraMovement #NAACP
Are you a New York State teacher looking to earn their CTLE Credits?💻 You're invited to Virtual Presentation of Teaching Resources for the PBS LearningMedia Collection, "The Niagara Movement," on Jan. 24 at 4pm!🤗 This curriculum, designed for Grades 6-12, prompts students to ponder broader questions about the struggles faced by Black Americans today. Don't miss this opportunity to engage in a meaningful exploration of civil rights history.👏🏿 This is your LAST CHANCE to register!📚
If you're a teacher, keep on reading because we have a free opportunity for you to learn about the PBS LearningMedia materials on "The Niagara Movement: The Early Battle for Civil Rights."💻 Join WNED PBS for a virtual event on January 24th where we will watch segments from the program and take a look and the accompanying curriculum resources!📚 The lesson plans were designed for middle and high school students and dive into themes including activism, the Black Press, marginalization, the Jim Crow era, civil rights, and the legacy of the Niagara Movement.📝
This probably sounds odd if you’ve never been, but I’d always wanted to visit Harpers Ferry. Tucked into the notch where West Virginia meets Maryland and Virginia, at the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers, this tiny town is a mix of fascinating history, natural beauty and quirk. All my favorite things. It’s known especially for abolitionist John Brown’s failed but consequential 1859 attempt to start a slave insurrection, which drew so much national attention that a homegrown war began to seem inevitable. When the Civil War did start less than two years later, Harpers Ferry, then part of Virginia, was in the thick of it. In 1863, halfway through the war, the western region of Virginia split into its own state, becoming part of the Union and taking Harpers Ferry with it. 📷 1: Harpers Ferry is now both a national historical park and a bustling town. (Our favorite local stop: @bolivarbread, which had a focaccia with vegan kielbasa, sauerkraut and mustard. What?) It’s also home to the Appalachian Trail Conservancy headquarters, the “psychological midpoint” of the AT, which traverses these steps. 📷 2: Called “John Brown’s Fort,” this building was actually a fire-engine house for the U.S. armory and arsenal here — the reason Brown chose Harpers Ferry in the first place. It’s where Brown barricaded himself before being captured, tried, and sentenced to death for treason and trying to incite a slave rebellion. 📷 3: Lockwood House, the original site of what became Storer College, which opened in 1867 to educate formerly enslaved men and women. Storer in 1906 hosted an important meeting of the Niagara Movement, the precursor of the NAACP. It closed in 1955, and today the Storer campus houses National Park Service training and interpretive-design centers. 📷 4 & 5: The Maryland Heights Trail crosses this footbridge, which runs parallel to a railroad bridge, and climbs to the rocks above. There you’re rewarded with a view of Harpers Ferry framed by three states.
The Niagara Movement was a beacon of HOPE and a catalyst for CHANGE.👏🏿 Recently, BTPM hosted a Panel Discussion to educate our audience on the individuals who dared to speak out against injustice and pave the way for a brighter future.🎥 If you missed this eye-opening experience, WNED PBS will be airing “The Niagara Movement: The Early Battle for Civil Rights" on November 6th at 9pm.📺
“The Niagara Movement: The Early Battle for Civil Rights" challenges viewers to recognize the significance of the Jim Crow era, during which Black Americans were subject to political oppression and violence.🎬 Today, activists are still working hard at demanding justice and a more equitable world.🙌🏿 Learn about these barrier breaking groups while attending the FREE screening of the "The Niagara Movement" on October 14th at WNED PBS.🎥
Do you want to explore the legacy and impact of the Niagara Movement through remarkable historical accounts and insightful interviews?💭 Don't miss the opportunity to be part of an enlightening experience on October 14th at Buffalo Toronto Public Media!🎉 A Q&A will follow a screening of "The Niagara Movement," which will feature the program’s director Lawrence Hott, subject expert Dr. Aldon Morris, and others. Reserve your seat TODAY!🎥
Do you want to explore the legacy and impact of the Niagara Movement through remarkable historical accounts and insightful interviews?💭 Don't miss the opportunity to be part of an enlightening experience on October 14th at Buffalo Toronto Public Media!🎉 A Q&A will follow a screening of "The Niagara Movement," which will feature the program’s director Lawrence Hott, subject expert Dr. Aldon Morris, and others. Reserve your seat TODAY!🎥
WNED PBS is thrilled to announce their latest documentary, "The Niagara Movement: the Early Battle for Civil Rights." Do you want to attend an exclusive premiere screening event for this captivating program?🍿 Join us at Buffalo Toronto Public Media studios on October 14th at 2pm to be the first to witness WNED PBS’s powerful hour-long documentary production, which sheds light on the historic Niagara Movement.🎬 Follow the link in our bio to reserve your seat today for this free screening, and join us for an afternoon of history, reflection and inspiration!📱
WNED PBS is thrilled to announce our latest documentary, "The Niagara Movement: the Early Battle for Civil Rights." Do you want to attend an exclusive premiere screening event for this captivating program?🍿 Join us at Buffalo Toronto Public Media studios on October 14th at 2pm to be the first to witness WNED PBS’s powerful hour-long documentary production, which sheds light on the historic Niagara Movement.🎬 Follow the link in our bio to reserve your seat today for this free screening, and join us for an afternoon of history, reflection and inspiration!📱
Photo illustration of some of the attendees at the first Niagara Conference. Top row, left to right: H.A. Thompson, New York; Alonzo F. Herndon, Georgia; John Hope, Georgia, (possibly James R.L. Diggs). Second row, left to right: Fred McGhee, Minnesota; Norris B. Herndon; J. Max Barber, Illinois; W.E.B. Du Bois, Atlanta; Robert Bonner, Massachusetts, (bottom row: left to right) Henry L. Baily, Washington, D.C.; Clement G. Morgan, Massachusetts; W.H.H. Hart, Washington, D.C.; and B.S. Smith, Kansas. (1905 silver gelatin print.) The Niagara Movement (NM) was a black 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. It was named for the "mighty current" of change the group wanted to effect and took Niagara Falls as its symbol. The group did not meet in Niagara Falls, New York, but planned its first conference for nearby Buffalo (at the last minute, to avoid disruptions, moved across the Niagara River to Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada). #webDubois #blackhistory #niagaramovement
Storer College Niagara Movement Harpers Ferry, West Virginia When you visit, you will have the chance to learn more about civil rights activism in the Harpers Ferry area with the Storer College and Niagara Movement Exhibit! Storer College was established to educate newly freed slaves and give them skills to join the workforce. The Niagara Movement was started by prominent civil rights activist W.E.B. DuBois with the mission of establishing racial equality. The Niagara Movement was from 1905 to 1910 and called for full political, civil, and social rights for African Americans. This stance stood in notable contrast to the accommodation philosophy proposed by Booker T. Washington in the Atlanta Compromise of 1895. Storer College was a historically black college in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, that operated from 1867 to 1955. A national icon for Black Americans, in the town where the 'end of American slavery began', as Frederick Douglass famously put it. The first purposes of the school turned college were to teach reading, writing, and other marketable skills. These three things were crucial for the development of freed slaves seeking the necessary training and skills needed in the post-slave South. The more you know... NEW TRAVEL VLOG ON MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL. THE LINK IS IN MY BIO. #travelsofpreston #travelsinmylifetime #Niagaramovement #webdubois #westvirginia #blackhistory #niagaramovementculture #storercollege #harpersferry #harpersferrywestvirginia #harpersferrywv #history #africanamerican #africanamericanhistory #historylesson #travelhistory #knowledgeispower #educatedblackman #educatedtraveler #higherlearning #blackmen #blackwomen
The Niagara Movement which was the precursor to the National Association For The Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was founded on July 11, 1905 at Niagara Falls near Fort Erie, Ontario. The meeting which was organized by W.E.B. Du Bois and William Monroe Trotter brought together a group of civil rights activists often referred to as anti-Bookerites because of their opposition to some of the more perceived passive approaches to dealing with discrimination advocated by Booker T. Washington. The men who met at this meeting were supportive of a more aggressive method of ending discrimination in America. They demanded among many things the equitable treatment of all American citizens and all of the rights guaranteed in the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the United States Constitution. • • • • • #blackawareness #blackculture #blacklegacy #younggiftedandblack #civilrights #powertothepeople #socialinjustice #DelrayBeach #Delray #blackamericatoday #bhm #blackhistory365 #blackhistoryeveryday #blackhistoryfacts #blackhistoryiseveryday #NiagaraMovement #NAACP #BlackHistory #BlackHistoryToday #BlackHistoryIsAmericanHistory #africanamericanhistory #africanhistory #blackandproud
The Niagara Movement founded in by a group led by W. E. B. Du Bois and William Monroe Trotter on this date: July 11, 1905. It was named for the "mighty current" of change the group wanted to effect and Niagara Falls was where the first meeting took place. The attendees of the inaugural meeting drafted a “Declaration of Principles” which outlined the political, social and economic opposition to racial segregation and disenfranchisement of Negro Americans. The Niagara Movement was the precursor to the NAACP. #todayinblackhistory #notblackhistorybutamericanhistory #naacp #niagaramovement #blackexcellence✊🏾🖤👑 #WEBDuBois #willammonroetrotter
#TodayInHistory The Niagara Movement, led by W.E.B Du Bois met for the first time in 1905. W.E.B Du Bois created the Niagara Movement in the early 1900s. The Niagara Movement was a group of black elites who advocated for civil and political rights for all. The group met for the first time July 11-14,1905 near Niagara Falls. After quickly losing momentum, members of the Niagara Movement joined the NAACP after it was founded in 1909. Follow @theeblackblog for daily black history facts ❤️ 🖤 💚
July 11, 1905, The beginning of The Niagara Movement: founded & led by W. E. B. Du Bois & William Monroe Trotter. It was named for the current of change the group wanted to effect & Niagara Falls near where the first meeting took place to oppose segregation and disenfranchisement #niagaramovement #theniagaramovement #webdubois
We pay homage to the pioneers of the Niagara Movement, who persistently campaigned for racial justice, equality, and social advancement for black people at the Niagara Falls in 1905. Their efforts continue to inspire hope for future generations. (Image description) Top row: H. A. Thompson, New York; Alonzo F. Herndon, Georgia; John Hope, Georgia; unidentified. 2nd row: Fred McGhee, Minnesota; Norris Bumstead Herndon [son of Alonzo Herndon]; J. Max Barber, Illinois; W.E.B. Du Bois, Atlanta; Robert Bonner, Massachusetts; 3rd Row: Henry L. Baily, Washington, D.C.; Clement G. Morgan, Massachusetts; W.H.H. Hart, Washington, D.C.; and B.S. Smith,Kansas. Image credit: Library of Congress photo- The Philadelphia Tribune References: https://www.nsm.buffalo.edu/~sww/0history/hwny-niagara-movement.html #NiagaraMovement #HonouringBlackLeaders #CanadaRecognizesBlackHistory #CanadianBlackHistory #HistoryMatters #Reflections #Empowerment #Inclusion #BlackPride #Inspiration #BlackHistory #BPHC #CelebratingBlackHeritage #BlackExcellenceInCanada #AfricanCanadianLegacies #Canada #BlackHistory #motivation #love #follow #followme
2023 WPAMC Southern Trip Day 8-We were greeted by a beautiful morning in Harper’s Ferry, WV where we met Nick Powers again to walk the Harper Cemetery and the campus of Storer College, the noted historically Black college that ran from 1867 to 1955, when state funding was pulled. High on the hill above the main interpreted section of Harper’s Ferry, it is an important, but underappreciated site. After time to explore the lower town we headed to our last site, continuing the theme of industrial history, community, education and labor at the Catoctin Furnace Historic site and Ironmonger’s Museum. Mainly a producer of pig iron and ammunition from the 1770s but with some decorative firebacks, stoves, andirons and other products. We discussed the effects of shifting from an primarily enslaved labor force to one that was primarily free and white in the mid 1800s (pre-Civil War) and the responsibility of preserving over 100 intact graves of these individuals. While the furnaces are largely gone, the footprint of the town remains largely the same since the 19th century. This small but mighty organization is doing excellent research and interpretation. Stories of people, objects, architecture, landscape, environment, craft, industry, preservation, and memory come together here in fascinating ways. Well worth a visit, and proof that good things can happen when people make inclusive interpretation and good research a priority. Weary and with thoughts and questions formed throughout the trip swirling in our heads, we arrived back at Winterthur. A huge thank you to the wonderful students for being amazing travel companions and to my ever wonderful colleague, and the trip’s designer and main leader, Jackie Killian… to say it is a pleasure to travel and work with you is the understatement of the year. @jgkofalltrades @materialculturewinterthur @winterthurmuse @harpersferrynps @catoctinfurnace #storercollege #niagaramovement #ohshenandoah #potomac #johnbrownsbody #ironironeverywhere #blasted #firedup #isabellethefurnace #catoctinafricanamericancemetery #sacredspace #homewardbound
On this Juneteenth, my family and I celebrate our ancestors, their legacy as niagara movement founders and continue their stewardship for racial justice as we rebuild Tawawa Chimney Corner house for the west-central Ohio community. The Emma S. and Reverdy C. Ransom foundation remembers and honors those who have sacrificed, fought, persevered and pushed forward in the past and continue to do so today. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #juneteenth #niagaramovement #naacp #civilrights #racialjustice #blackhistory
As discussed on Tuesday’s Post, the remarkable legacy of the Niagara Movement cannot be understated. - With around 170 members spread across 34 states in 1906, the movement gained considerable traction. By 1907, their numbers surged dramatically, with a monumental gathering in Boston attracting an astounding attendance of 800 members! - Although the Niagara Movement eventually dissipated, its impact lived on, serving as a catalyst for an even more influential organization—the NAACP. - Established in 1909 in New York City, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) united visionaries like W.E.B Du Bois from the Niagara Movement, alongside prominent figures of both black and white communities, striving to eradicate discrimination and create equal opportunities for African Americans. - The NAACP accomplished numerous significant milestones, including the successful passage of the Civil Rights Acts of 1957 and 1964, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and the Fair Housing Act of 1968. These pivotal achievements paved the way for enhanced lives and increased equality for African Americans. . . . #niagarafalls #blackhistory #travel #historymatters #travel #history #niagara #niagaramovement
Have you heard of the Niagara Movement? - Back in 1905, a remarkable assembly of black intellectuals formed this influential group. Led by W.E.B Du Bois, their primary objective was to advocate for civil and political rights for African Americans. - It's difficult to grasp the extent of racial discrimination they faced during that time, not long after the abolition of slavery. - The Niagara Movement left an indelible mark with their resounding call for equal economic and educational opportunities. They firmly believed in granting black men and women the right to vote and staunchly opposed racial discrimination and segregation. - Choosing the name "Niagara Movement" was symbolic of their desire to create a powerful surge of change, akin to the mighty current of Niagara Falls. . . . #niagarafalls #historymatters #niagarafallsusa #history #canada #buffalo #niagaramovement #history #travel #blackhistory
Herndon Family Values…from 1858-present. Spreading out seeds to the youth, focusing on entrepreneurship and community. #niagaramovement #naacp #financialfreedom #1906raceriots #civilrights #atlanta #legacy #generationalwealth #herndon #atlanta #alonzoherndon
Me and a group of other civil rights activists made an organization called the Niagara Movement. The name was inspired by the “mighty current” of change we hope to bring like Niagara falls. #NiagaraMovement #WilliamMonroe #Mightycurrent #civilrightsmovement #crm #badaluccoquinnrghs
Happy Birthday to activist and newspaper editor William Trotter. Trotter founded the Boston Guardian, a black newspaper that would cease publication in the 1950s. He also founded the Niagara Movement with W.E.B. DuBois. #williamtrotter #niagaramovement #blackhistory #bostonguardian #civilrights #civilrightsactivist #naacp @naacp
My show is up @pitzerartgalleries through March 25th. I’ll be sharing some documentation images taken by @christopher.s.w over the next couple days. . . . . . . . . . . . #installation #artexhibition #soloshow #pitzercollege #artgallery #contemporaryart #sculpture #blackhistory #niagaramovement #3dprint #digitalfabrication #fdmprinting
W. E. B. Du Bois, circa 1950 📚 The Education of the Negro Prior to 1861 by Carter G. Woodson, PhD
#OnThisDay in 1868, #WEBDuBois was born. Du Bois was a #civilrights activist, sociologist, historian, and writer. He was a leader of the #NiagaraMovement, an organization that laid the foundation for the formation of the #NAACP. Du Bois was a prolific author and his collection of essays, The Souls of Black Folk, is a seminal work in #AfricanAmerican literature. His 1935 work, #Black Reconstruction in America, challenged the prevailing idea that Blacks were responsible for the failures of the Reconstruction Era. Additionally, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which was passed a year after his death, embodied many of the reforms for which Du Bois had campaigned. “No one did more to place the American Negro in the world as a full-voiced speaking subject than did W.E.B. Du Bois,” said Henry Louis Gates, Jr., W.E.B. Du Bois Professor of the Humanities and director of the Du Bois Institute at Harvard. #blackhistorymonth #allyearlong
J.R. Clifford was born in Williamsport, West Virginia, on September 13, 1848. He worked as an educator, writer, editor, and publisher for The Pioneer Press. This was the longest-running newspaper distributed to African Americans in the early 20th century. On top of these achievements, Clifford became the first Black lawyer in West Virginia! Along with W.E.B. DuBois, he became a founder of the Niagara Movement. This intellectual and political movement was the predecessor to the NAACP and one of the most significant influences in the fight for civil rights. Join us next week for another spotlight on #PeopleWorthKnowing #BlackHistoryMonth #CEG #WeAreAppalachia #MacKenzieScott #WestVirginia #WV #JRClifford #NiagaraMovement #CivilRights #blackhistorymonth
J.R. Clifford was born on September 13, 1848 in Williamsport, West Virginia. He worked as an educator, writer, editor, and publisher for The Pioneer Press. This was the longest-running newspaper distributed to African Americans in the early 20th century. On top of these achievements, Clifford became the first Black lawyer in West Virginia, winning a landmark case for racial equality in schools. Along with W.E.B. DuBois, he became a founder of the Niagara Movement. This intellectual and political movement was the predecessor to the NAACP and one of the most significant influences in the fight for civil rights. Join us next week for another spotlight on #PeopleWorthKnowing #BlackHistoryMonth #CEG #WeAreAppalachia #MacKenzieScott #WestVirginia #WV #JRClifford #NiagaraMovement #CivilRights #BlackHistory
Helen Appo Cook (1837-1913) #WPUKicons Member of the Niagara Movement, opposing racial segregation & African American disenfranchisement. She publicly rebuked Susan B. Anthony, of the National Woman's Suffrage Association, demanding she support universal suffrage. #HelenAppoCook #NiagaraMovement #suffrage #VotesForWomen #WomensHistory #UniversalSufferage #FeministHistory #CivilRights #ColouredWomensLeague #WomenInHistory #NationalAssociationfortheReliefofDestituteColoredWomenandChildren #SusanBAthony #SuffragetteCity #SexMatters #HandsOffOurrights #OnThisDayShe #FemaleHistory #DecoloniseEducation #DecoloniseHistory #WomansPlaceUK @Womans_Place_UK♀️
Delayed holiday photo drop #1: Quick snowy getaway to Harpers Ferry #westvirginia #civilrights #niagaramovement
Maria Louise Baldwin (1856-1922) #WPUKIcons Educator & civic leader First woman member of the Niagara Movement & the Committee of Forty which founded the NAACP. Led a literary group for Black Harvard students. Founded the Women's Era Club. #MariaLouiseBaldwin #WPUKIcons #WomensEra #NiagaraMovement #CommitteeofForty #NAACP #WomensHistory #WomenInHistory #Herstory #FemaleErasure #CivilRights #UniversalSuffrage #VotesForWomen #FeministAF #CivilRights #Emancipation #HandsOffOurRights #Filia #WomensRightsAreHumanRights #SexMatters #DefendingWomensSpaces @Womans_Place_UK♀️
“Joe, come look at the Falls!” Closed out 2022 in Canada at Niagara Falls!! Standing in the place where Harriet Tubman led so many to freedom—and later visiting the historic site of the first meeting of the Niagara Movement—was a true blessing and reminder of my purpose. ❤️ “The Negro race in America stolen, ravished and degraded, struggling up through difficulties and oppression, needs sympathy and receives criticism; needs help and is given hindrance, needs protection and is given mob-violence, needs justice and is given charity, needs leadership and is given cowardice and apology, needs bread and is given a stone. This nation will never stand justified before God until these things are changed.” - From The Niagara Movement declaration of principles #HappyKwanzaa #HarrietTubman #NiagaraFalls #NiagaraMovement #BlackFreedomMovement
#BookerTWashington and #WEBDuBois had overlapping concerns about education but came from different backgrounds with different ideas of how to solve the struggle for education and advancement. Washington was born in bondage, and DuBois was born of the cultured black elite. Washington believed strongly in education but encouraged many to “cast down your bucket where you are.” He felt there was as much dignity in tilling a field as in writing a poem. He encouraged people to work in agriculture, commerce, mechanics, professional venues, and business. Washington was quoted as saying, “it is important and right that all privileges of the law be ours, but it vastly more important that we be prepared for the exercise of these privileges.” He supported education greatly, as noted in Up from Slavery and the Negro in Business. DuBois was the founder of the #NiagaraMovement and the #NAACP. DuBois was the first black to get a Ph.D. from #Harvard, which opened doors for others to follow. DuBois continued his emphasis on academic education and called it “the talented tenth.” Thus, acknowledging that this was not what most needed at the time. Although he admitted that vocational education was required, DuBois continued to promote a different type of education. Learn more #BlackHistory at https://www.yocumblackhistory.org/ #AmericanHistory
Some #wip late night shots from my studio over the weekend. Recreating simple scale models of John Brown’s fort and the Tawawa Chimney Corner house using the multigraph mirror trick image of my great-great grandmother’s portrait as an anchor point for the physical reflections in the object based work. History layered and repeating then and now. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #studioviews #studioviews_daily #contemporaryart #sculpture #wip #lasercut #digitalfabrication #artiststudio #reflection #mirrors #multigraph #history #niagaramovement #civilrights #tawawachimneycorner
Have you ever heard of Albion Tourgee (1838- 1905)? He was a #UnionArmy soldier, later, an NC state superior court judge who battled the #KuKluxKlan and was frustrated with the failures of Reconstruction. In addition, Albion was the lead counsel for #HomerPlessy in the #PlessyvFerguson Case. Unfortunately, he failed to convince the Supreme Court in their 7-to-1 decision to strike down the segregation law of separate but equal. However, Albion did influence dissenting Justice Harlan's remarks that “separate but equal” was inherently unconstitutional and a violation of the 14th Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause. After Tourgee died in 1905, the #NiagaraMovement (the precursor to the #NAACP) voted to sponsor a memorial to honor three friends that upheld equal rights and freedom for all: #WilliamLloydGarrison, #FrederickDouglass, and #AlbionTourgee. Learn more #BlackHistory at https://www.yocumblackhistory.org/ #AmericanHistory #KKK
Figuring out some processes in the studio, getting ready to try some new finishing process on these sliced up test prints. Working out sections of text from my ancestor’s civil rights speeches. Amazing and alarming how applicable these words are 116 years later after they were delivered. . . . . . . . . #niagaramovement #civilrights #ancestors #3Dprinting #digitalfabrication #speeches #wip #studio #studioviews_daily
#harpersferry #appalachiantrail @gregquinnhenry #storercollege #niagaramovement
W.E.B. Du Bois was one of the foremost Black intellectuals of his era! . . . #panafricanism #kwamenkrumah #ghana #niagaramovement #harvard #racism #intellectual #civilrights #history
#FrederickIsadoreScottJr (1927-2017) #OldWestBaltimore #BmoreHistory #BmoreCivilRights #FrederickDouglassHighSchool-February 1945 #JohnsHopkinsUniversity-1950 #BlackSTEM #ChemicalEngineer "Don't let anything stop you." -Frederick I. Scott, Jr. Celebrating the late Frederick I. Scott, Jr. who was honored by Johns Hopkins University with the dedication of #ScottTower. Scott was born and raised in Old West Baltimore, the grandson of #RevGarnettRWaller, pastor of historic #TrinityBaptistChurch and one of the founders of the #NiagaraMovement, the precursor to the #NAACP. He graduated from Douglass High School in February 1945 and then entered Johns Hopkins University. He completed his #ChemicalEngineering degree in 1950 as the first African American undergraduate in the institution's history. His education was briefly interrupted by a stint in the #UnitedStatesArmy. In high school, Scott boasted to his friends that he would attend Hopkins. They didn't believe him, so he requested an application, although he wasn't well acquainted with the university. "You know the name, and you know the campus is somewhere out there, but that part of town was just--you didn't go there." He described his experience at Hopkins as socially isolating and said that his integration occurred "without much fuss." However, Scott's actions were infleuntial; a group of Black Hopkins alumni from the 60s and 70s created the #FredScottBrigade to pay homage to this pioneering man. To learn more about Frederick I. Scott's trailblazing life, visit oldwestbaltimore.com I'm proud to call his sister Patricia and brother David my friends. #BlackHistoryisEverywhere #NegroHistoryDetective #ArtifactualJourney #AfroLiteracy Courtesy of Nanny Jack & Co Archives
#FrederickIsadoreScottJr (1927-2017) #OldWestBaltimore #BmoreHistory #BmoreCivilRights #FrederickDouglassHighSchool-February 1945 #JohnsHopkinsUniversity-1950 #BlackSTEM #ChemicalEngineer "Don't let anything stop you." -Frederick I. Scott, Jr. Celebrating the late Frederick I. Scott, Jr. who was honored by Johns Hopkins University with the dedication of #ScottTower. Scott was born and raised in Old West Baltimore, the grandson of #RevGarnettRWaller, pastor of historic #TrinityBaptistChurch and one of the founders of the #NiagaraMovement, the precursor to the #NAACP. He graduated from Douglass High School in February 1945 and then entered Johns Hopkins University. He completed his #ChemicalEngineering degree in 1950 as the first African American undergraduate in the institution's history. His education was briefly interrupted by a stint in the #UnitedStatesArmy. In high school, Scott boasted to his friends that he would attend Hopkins. They didn't believe him, so he requested an application, although he wasn't well acquainted with the university. "You know the name, and you know the campus is somewhere out there, but that part of town was just--you didn't go there." He described his experience at Hopkins as socially isolating and said that his integration occurred "without much fuss." However, Scott's actions were infleuntial; a group of Black Hopkins alumni from the 60s and 70s created the #FredScottBrigade to pay homage to this pioneering man. To learn more about Frederick I. Scott's trailblazing life, visit oldwestbaltimore.com I'm proud to call his sister Patricia and brother David my friends. #BlackHistoryisEverywhere #NegroHistoryDetective #ArtifactualJourney #AfroLiteracy Courtesy of Nanny Jack & Co Archives
Happy birthday, Mary Burnett Talbert (Sept. 17, 1866 - Oct. 15, 1923). Baptist. Feminist. Suffragist. Orator. Civil rights pioneer. Anti-lynching activist. Graduate of Oberlin College (1886). Mary was one of the founders of the Niagara Movement, which paved the way for the NAACP. She was also a preservationist, helping to save the Frederick Douglass home in Anacostia, D.C. Born in Oberlin, Ohio. Died in Buffalo, New York. Buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo. ~The Marginal Mennonite Society Heroes Series #maryburnetttalbert #feminism #suffragist #baptist #naacp #niagaramovement #oberlinohio #oberlincollege #buffalonewyork #womenshistory #tdih
#webdubois #williamedwardburghardt #africanamericanstudies #africanamericanliterature #literature #poetry #writer #classicblackliterature #civilrights #author #writers #childrenofthemoon #spingarnmedal #niagaramovement #thesoulsofblackfolk #darkwatervoicesfromwithintheveil #thescripturient
W.E.B. DU BOIS,A WRITER, A SOCIOLOGIST, A HISTORIAN, A CIVIL RIGHTS AND PAN-AFRICAN ACTIVIST. ONE OF THE FOUNDERS OF THE NAACP AND THE NIAGARA MOVEMENT. JUST TO NAME A FEW OF HIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS💜 #webdubois #williamedwardburghardtdubois #naacp #niagaramovement #blackwriters #blackwriter #blackliterature #blacksociologists #panafrican #panafricanism #thesoulsofblackfolk #blackreconstruction #civilrightsactivist #panafricanconference #readblackbooks #blackgirlsread #blackwomenread #blackhistory #blackhistory365 #blackexcellence #myblackisbeautiful #blackculture #blackkings #blackqueen #blackpeople #blacklove #blackpower #sharingblackstories
W.E.B. Du Bois #boyhoodhomesite #nationalhistoricsite #ancestralhome @_web_dubois @duboisfreedomgb #greatbarringtonma @townofgreatbarrington #architectofthecivilrightsmovement #architectofchange #sociologist #globalcitizen #civicengagement #niagaramovement #socialtruths #ideasfortoday “make way for #democracy !”… #webdubois
Instead of posting awkward photos of our rangers in middle school on Back to School Picture Day (you're welcome, rangers), we'd like to feature our awesome summer intern Cassie. Cassie is a student at Benedict College, a South Carolina HBCU (Historically Black Colleges and Universities). We think she's got a great back to school photo in historic Lower Town! Check out her write-up of Storer College's role in the Niagara Movement's 1906 meeting: The legacy and controversy of John Brown’s ill-fated 1859 raid on Harpers Ferry’s Armory is inescapable. Since his bloody attempt to help bring an end to slavery, millions have journeyed to the Armory Fire Engine House, called his Fort, to wrestle with his actions. In 1906, the Niagara Movement, an avant-garde civil rights organization that demanded equality for African Americans, decided to hold its second meeting in Harpers Ferry because of John Brown’s legacy. The town itself also seemed like an ideal location: Storer College had large dorms, mostly empty in the summertime, to accommodate a convention. On August 17, the convention in the Ferry commemorated John Brown Day. Over 100 Niagarite pilgrims visited John Brown's Fort on nearby Murphy Farm. They marched barefoot around it, treating it as hallowed ground, as they sang the “Battle Hymn of the Republic” and “John Brown’s Body Lies Amouldering in the Grave.” Reverend C. Ransom gave a speech that day, declaring, “John Brown had not died in vain: the rifle shot at Harpers Ferry received answer from the cannon fired upon Fort Sumter." His address was met with thunderous applause. As an HBCU student, I spent my summer soaking in the rich history of Storer College and its role in the the civil rights movement's early days. It has been my privilege to help keep the memory of this place alive. NPS photos/Kerwin-Nisbet and Day. Park intern Cassie on the Storer College campus and in living history garb. [Description: young African American woman in tan polo shirt wearing a green, black, and yellow braided necklace stands in the middle of a townscape.] #BackToSchoolPictureDay #StorerCollege #NiagaraMovement
“Progress: The members of the conference, known as the Niagara Movement, assembled in annual meeting at Buffalo, July 11th, 12th and 13th, 1905, congratulate the Negro-Americans on certain undoubted evidences of progress in the last decade, particularly the increase of intelligence, the buying of property, the checking of crime, the uplift in home life, the advance in literature and art, and the demonstration of constructive and executive ability in the conduct of great religious, economic and educational institutions.” ~Niagara Movement, 1905 #OnThisDay, we continue highlighting the key principles the Niagara Movement with a focus on Progress. W. E. B. Du Bois had recently addressed the issue of showing African American progress in the "The Exhibit of American Negroes" for the 1900 World's Fair in Paris. According to researcher Alex Q. Arbuckle, "Du Bois selected his photographs not as an objective cross-section of black Americans, but as a rebuttal to prevailing representations of black people as inherently inferior or primitive....one of Calloway’s and Du Bois’ objectives with the hastily assembled exhibit was to convince an elite audience of the worth and accomplishments of black Americans, even if that meant engaging in respectability politics." Follow us all week as we commemorate the 116th anniversary of the Niagara Movement meeting at Harpers Ferry, which took place over five days in August 1906. The gathering of this civil rights organization and precursor to the NAACP is on of the park's significant stories and illustrates the movement from the battles of the Civil War to the struggles of the civil rights movement. Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress. This image of women seated on steps at Georgia's Atlanta University was part of "The Exhibit of American Negroes." [Description: black and white image of four African American women dressed in early twentieth century fashion. All wear ankle-length skirts, long-sleeved blouses, and straw hats. One woman is holding a small bouquet.] #NiagaraMovement #StorerCollege #CivilWarToCivilRights #CivilRightsMovement #HarpersFerryHistory #HarpersFerryNPS
“Protest: We refuse to allow the impression to remain that the Negro-American assents to inferiority, is submissive under oppression and apologetic before insults. Through helplessness we may submit, but the voice of protest of ten million Americans must never cease to assail the ears of their fellows, so long as America is unjust.” ~Niagara Movement, 1905 #OnThisDay, we continue highlighting the key principles the Niagara Movement with a focus on Protest. The Movement largely evolved into the NAACP, which took up the mantle of protest action in the civil rights battles of the mid-20th century. Follow us all week as we commemorate the 116th anniversary of the Niagara Movement meeting at Harpers Ferry, which took place over five days in August 1906. The gathering of this civil rights organization and precursor to the NAACP is on of the park's significant stories and illustrates the movement from the battles of the Civil War to the struggles of the civil rights movement. Photo 1: The Niagara Movement itself was an act of protest against the beliefs at the time. Top row: H. A. Thompson, New York; Alonzo F. Herndon, Georgia; John Hope, Georgia; unidentified (possibly James R. L. Diggs). 2nd row: Fredrick L. McGhee, Minnesota; Norris Bumstead Herndon (son of Alonzo); J. Max Barber, Illinois; W. E. B. Du Bois, Atlanta; Robert Bonner, Massachusetts; 3rd Row: Henry L. Baily, Washington, D.C.; Clement G. Morgan, Massachusetts; W.H.H. Hart, Washington, D.C.; and B.S. Smith, Kansas. Image c/o the University of Massachusetts Special Collections. Photo 2: Decades after the 15th amendment guaranteed the right to vote, the NAACP led a march in New York to protest voter suppression. Sign on the left reads, "Each white man in the south by disfranchising the black working man casts 3 to 13 times as many ballots as you." Image c/o Encyclopædia Britannica. #NiagaraMovement #StorerCollege #CivilWarToCivilRights #CivilRightsMovement #HarpersFerryHistory #HarpersFerryNPS #NiagaraMovement #StorerCollege #CivilWarToCivilRights #CivilRightsMovement #HarpersFerryHistory #HarpersFerryNPS
On Sunday, Aug. 21 at 8:00 a.m., retrace the footsteps of the men and women of the 1906 Niagara Movement. A guided walk will lead participants to the 1906 site of the John Brown Fort on the grounds of the Murphy Farm. There will be a ceremony including music, historic readings, and a memorial roll call of the members of the Niagara Movement. This program is made possible by the support of the Jefferson County branch of the NAACP and park volunteers. Meet at Murphy Farm parking area. Note: There is limited parking for the event at Murphy Farm. This event will go on rain or shine. NPS photo/C. Waters. Ceremony participants lay flowers on the former foundations of John Brown's Fort. [Description: Color photo of red and white carnations on a low brick wall.] #NiagaraMovement #CivilWarToCivilRights #HarpersFerryNPS #HarpersFerryHistory #AfricanAmericanHistory
#repost August 15, 1906: The Niagara Movement (forerunner to the NAACP) met at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, the site of John Brown’s raid. Headed by W.E.B. DuBois, the organization called for enforcement of the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments to the U.S. Constitution. “The Negro race in America, stolen, ravished and degraded, struggling up through difficulties and oppression, needs sympathy and receives criticism; needs help and is given hindrance, needs protection and is given mob-violence, needs justice and is given charity, needs leadership and is given cowardice and apology, needs bread and is given a stone,” the statement of principles said. “This nation will never stand justified before God until these things are changed.” #niagaramovement #educate2endhate #civilrightsmovement #jtmfoundation #todayinhistory #racisminamerica #educateyourself
August 15, 1906: The Niagara Movement (forerunner to the NAACP) met at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, the site of John Brown’s raid. Headed by W.E.B. DuBois, the organization called for enforcement of the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments to the U.S. Constitution. “The Negro race in America, stolen, ravished and degraded, struggling up through difficulties and oppression, needs sympathy and receives criticism; needs help and is given hindrance, needs protection and is given mob-violence, needs justice and is given charity, needs leadership and is given cowardice and apology, needs bread and is given a stone,” the statement of principles said. “This nation will never stand justified before God until these things are changed.” #niagaramovement #educate2endhate #civilrightsmovement #jtmfoundation #todayinhistory #racisminamerica #educateyourself
#OnThisDay #MarcusMosiahGarveySr was born August 17, 1887 in #StAnnsBay #Jamaica One of 11 children to #MalchusGarvey and #SarahRichards He was a political activist, publisher, journalist, entrepreneur, orator, and founder of the #UniversalNegroImprovementAssociation He also founded the #BlackStarLine, which eventually became the #BlackCrossNavigationAndTradingCompany, whose goal was to transport goods and African Americans throughout the African global economy. Items in the collage (left to right): 1) Negro Patriot 1925 Medal: "Men and Women Who Have Sacrificed for the Race" 2) 1922 UNIA Certificate Baltimore #72 Division, signed by #RevJamesRLDiggs, pastor of historic #TrinityBaptistChurchBaltimore and #NiagaraMovement founder 3) #RealPhotoPostcard of man reading Marcus Garvey's newspaper #NegroWorld 4) Black Cross Navigation and Trading Company Medal 5) 1920s UNIA and #AfricanCommunitiesLeague Dues Card, #RappahannockVADivision #BlackHistoryisEverywhere #NegroHistoryDetective #ArtifactualJourney #AfroLiteracy #HistoricDrip Colorized by #DeOldify Courtesy of Nanny Jack & Co Archives
#OnThisDay #MarcusMosiahGarveySr was born August 17, 1887 in #StAnnsBay #Jamaica One of 11 children to #MalchusGarvey and #SarahRichards He was a political activist, publisher, journalist, entrepreneur, orator, and founder of the #UniversalNegroImprovementAssociation He also founded the #BlackStarLine, which eventually became the #BlackCrossNavigationAndTradingCompany, whose goal was to transport goods and African Americans throughout the African global economy. Items in the collage (left to right): 1) Negro Patriot 1925 Medal: "Men and Women Who Have Sacrificed for the Race" 2) 1922 UNIA Certificate Baltimore #72 Division, signed by #RevJamesRLDiggs, pastor of historic #TrinityBaptistChurchBaltimore and #NiagaraMovement founder 3) #RealPhotoPostcard of man reading Marcus Garvey's newspaper #NegroWorld 4) Black Cross Navigation and Trading Company Medal 5) 1920s UNIA and #AfricanCommunitiesLeague Dues Card, #RappahannockVADivision #BlackHistoryisEverywhere #NegroHistoryDetective #ArtifactualJourney #AfroLiteracy #HistoricDrip Colorized by #DeOldify Courtesy of Nanny Jack & Co Archives