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The '''Niagara Falls convention''' was a meeting of twenty-nine men, held at the Erie Beach Hotel, [[Fort Erie, Ontario]], on the Canadian side of the [[Niagara River]], from July 11 until 14 July 1905. It was the first meeting of The [[Niagara Movement]], a group of [[African-Americans]], led by [[W. E. B. Du Bois]], [[John Hope (educator)|John Hope]], and [[William Monroe Trotter]]. Instrumental in forming the [[National Association for the Advancement of Colored People]]. The subsequent Niagara Conference was held the following year at [[Storer College]], [[Harpers Ferry, West Virginia]]. |
The '''Niagara Falls convention''' was a meeting of twenty-nine men, held at the Erie Beach Hotel, [[Fort Erie, Ontario]], on the Canadian side of the [[Niagara River]], from July 11 until 14 July 1905.<ref name="AAR-2004">{{cite web |title=African American Registry: The Niagara Movement founded |url=http://www.aaregistry.com/african_american_history/1005/The_Niagara_Movement_founded |website=aaregistry.com/african_american_history/1005/The_Niagara_Movement_founded |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040406041957/http://www.aaregistry.com/african_american_history/1005/The_Niagara_Movement_founded |archive-date=2004-04-06 |date=6 April 2004 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="PCS-2002">{{cite news |last1=Coard |first1=Michael |title=The Niagara Movement, a precursor to NAACP, fought for economic and civil rights {{!}} Michael Coard |url=https://www.penncapital-star.com/commentary/the-niagara-movement-a-precursor-to-naacp-fought-for-economic-and-civil-rights-michael-coard/ |work=Pennsylvania Capital-Star |date=6 July 2022}}</ref> It was the first meeting of The [[Niagara Movement]], a group of [[African-Americans]], led by [[W. E. B. Du Bois]], [[John Hope (educator)|John Hope]], and [[William Monroe Trotter]]. Instrumental in forming the [[National Association for the Advancement of Colored People]].<ref name="Sernett-1997">{{cite book |last1=Sernett |first1=Milton C. |title=Bound for the promised land : African American religion and the great migration |date=1997 |publisher=Durham, NC : Duke University Press |isbn=978-0-8223-1984-9 |page=22 |url=https://archive.org/details/boundforpromised0000sern/page/22/mode/2up?q=niagara+}}</ref> The subsequent Niagara Conference was held the following year at [[Storer College]], [[Harpers Ferry, West Virginia]].<ref name="HMDB-SC">{{cite web |title=The Niagara Movement at Storer College Historical Marker |url=https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=70829 |website=hmdb.org |access-date=10 February 2024 |language=en}}</ref> |
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The Niagara Falls convention was a meeting of twenty-nine men, held at the Erie Beach Hotel, Fort Erie, Ontario, on the Canadian side of the Niagara River, from July 11 until 14 July 1905.[1][2] It was the first meeting of The Niagara Movement, a group of African-Americans, led by W. E. B. Du Bois, John Hope, and William Monroe Trotter. Instrumental in forming the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.[3] The subsequent Niagara Conference was held the following year at Storer College, Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.[4]
References
- ^ "African American Registry: The Niagara Movement founded". aaregistry.com/african_american_history/1005/The_Niagara_Movement_founded. 6 April 2004. Archived from the original on 2004-04-06.
- ^ Coard, Michael (6 July 2022). "The Niagara Movement, a precursor to NAACP, fought for economic and civil rights | Michael Coard". Pennsylvania Capital-Star.
- ^ Sernett, Milton C. (1997). Bound for the promised land : African American religion and the great migration. Durham, NC : Duke University Press. p. 22. ISBN 978-0-8223-1984-9.
- ^ "The Niagara Movement at Storer College Historical Marker". hmdb.org. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
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