The NAACP in Washington, DC (Paperback)
Derek Gray
ISBN 10: 146714052X ISBN 13: 9781467140522
Published by History Press, 2022
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Paperback. Founded in March 1912, DC branch of the NAACP quickly became the leading organization advocating for the city's Black community.President Woodrow Wilson's institution of Jim Crow segregation in the federal government in the spring of 1913 galvanized the African American community of DC and the NAACP launched a formidable crusade against Wilson's racist policies. As the preeminent civil rights organization of the nation's capital, it also developed a dual role as a watchdog body to prevent the passage of legislation in Congress that negatively affected African Americans. Archivist and historian Derek Gray chronicles and analyzes the work of the DC NAACP through the civil rights era to the achievement of Home Rule in the District. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781467140522
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Founded in March 1912, DC branch of the NAACP quickly became the leading organization advocating for the city's Black community.
President Woodrow Wilson's institution of Jim Crow segregation in the federal government in the spring of 1913 galvanized the African American community of DC and the NAACP launched a formidable crusade against Wilson's racist policies. As the preeminent civil rights organization of the nation's capital, it also developed a dual role as a watchdog body to prevent the passage of legislation in Congress that negatively affected African Americans.
Archivist and historian Derek Gray chronicles and analyzes the work of the DC NAACP through the civil rights era to the achievement of Home Rule in the District.
About the Author: Derek Gray is an archivist at the People's Archive at the D.C. Public Library. He has a passion for the preservation, documentation and presentation of the African American experience in Washington. He has contributed several articles for Washington History, the scholarly journal of the D.C. History Center, and is one of four coauthors of Angels of Deliverance: The Underground Railroad in Queens, Long Island, and Beyond (Queens Historical Society, 1999).
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Title: The NAACP in Washington, DC (Paperback)
Publisher: History Press
Publication Date: 2022
Binding: Paperback
Condition: new