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Struggle & ResistanceAchievement & Excellence

1900s

1900–1909
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Oppression
The Atlanta race massacre

White mobs attack Black Atlantans over several days.

Resistance
The Niagara Movement

Du Bois and others launch a militant demand for full civil rights, a forerunner of the NAACP.

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Key events

  1. July 11, 1905
    The Niagara Movement

    Du Bois and others launch a militant demand for full civil rights, a forerunner of the NAACP.

  2. September 22, 1906
    The Atlanta race massacre

    White mobs attack Black Atlantans over several days.

  3. August 14, 1908
    The Springfield race riot

    Violence in Lincoln's hometown spurs the founding of the NAACP.

Resources from this period