Civil Rights – Organizations
Addie Waites Hunton (1866-1943)
Educator, civil rights activist, writer, suffragist, and political organizer, Addie Waites Hunton was born in Norfolk, Virginia on June 11,...
National Council of Negro Women (1935- )
The National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) was founded on December 5, 1935, with the support of the leaders of...
Friends of Negro Freedom (1920-1930)
The Friends of Negro Freedom (FNF) was created by A. Philip Randolph and Chandler Owen, the owners of The Messenger...
Seattle Civic Unity Committee
The Seattle Civic Unity Committee was formed by Seattle Mayor William F. Devin in 1944 in response to rising racial...
The New Negro Alliance (1933-1940s)
The New Negro Alliance (NNA) was a Washington, D.C. based organization founded in 1933 by mostly middle class blacks to...
Progressive National Baptist Convention (1961- )
The Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc. (PNBC) was founded in 1961, following several years of internal disagreements over the governing...
National Baptist Convention (1895- )
The National Baptist Convention, USA, Incorporated (NBCUSA) is made up of approximately 7.5 million African American Baptists, making it the...
Kansas State Colored Convention (1863)
The first Kansas State Colored Convention was a call from black Kansans to be granted a future of “Liberty, Justice...
The Conventions of Colored Citizens of the State of California (1855-1865)
The four California Colored Conventions held between 1855 and 1865 were a response to blacks being treated as second-class citizens...
