Doc of the Day: July 11
July 11th, 2008 • Related • Filed Under
On July 11, 1905, the Niagara Movement was inaugurated. On that day, twenty-nine African Americans, including W. E. B. Du Bois, met in Fort Erie, Ontario, for three days to organize the Niagara Movement. Their Declaration of Principles outlined a new civil rights agenda. The gathering in Fort Erie pointedly excluded the most prominent African American leader of the day, Booker T. Washington, as well as anyone perceived to be allied with him. In addition to confronting American racism, the Niagara Movement and its Declaration of Principles were also a challenge to Booker T. Washington’s leadership and his program for the advancement of African Americans.
