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The NAACP in Washington, DC - (American Heritage) by Derek Gray & George Derek Musgrove (Paperback)
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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.
- Author(s): Derek Gray & George Derek Musgrove
- 224 Pages
- History, United States
- Series Name: American Heritage
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Book Synopsis
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.
Review Quotes
When we think of the civil rights movement, we tend to think of the sit-ins, marches and speeches of the 1950s and 1960s. Gray hopes his book will remind readers of earlier battles and the people who fought them. John Kelly Washington Post