History of the United States II / Unit 6 USH2 0776 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Du Bois and the Niagara Movement
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The idea
In nineteen oh five W. E. B. Du Bois and his allies met at a Canadian hotel and founded the Niagara Movement, with chapters in twenty-one states within a year.
In practice
A Declaration of Principles demanding universal suffrage, compulsory education, and an end to convict leasing.
Where people slip
Du Bois looked to a talented tenth of educated African Americans to lead.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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