The Niagara Movement
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vhasler
N 39° 19.474 W 077° 44.425
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Formation of a civil rights movement...at Storer College.
Waymark Code: WMF3C8
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 08/16/2012
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Text: Here, on August 15-19, 1906, on the Storer College campus, the Niagara Movement held their first open and public meeting on American soil. Organized by W.E.B. Du Bois and others a year earlier in Erie Beach, Ontario, Canada, the Niagara Movement became the cornerstone of modern civil rights movement and was the forerunner of the NAACP.
The marker is located adjacent to Storer College. Take a photo of the marker - and also the college to expand the gallery.
Marker Number: n/a
Marker Title: The Niagara Movement
Marker Location: Fillmore Street
County or Independent City: Jefferson County
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: Star Lodge No 1 F&AM and Jefferson Co. Black History Pres. SOC. - West Virginia Division of Archives and History, 2006
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