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W. E. B. Du Bois and the NAACP

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Title:W. E. B. Du Bois and the NAACP
Date:1901-1963
Description:

Section of online exhibit outlining the growth of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and the role of W. E. B. Du Bois in its development. Covers the 1938 lawsuit against the city of Norfolk, Virginia, alleging inequality in pay between white and African American teachers. The page includes four black-and-white photographs and one newspaper article from the Virginia Historical Society and the Library of Virginia.

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Types:Black-and-white photographs | Newspapers | Web sites
Subjects:National Association for the Advancement of Colored People | African Americans--Segregation--Virginia | Civil rights movements--Virginia | African Americans--Civil rights--Virginia | African American civil rights workers--Virginia | Civil rights workers--Virginia | Norfolk (Va.)--Trials, litigation, etc. | Virginia
Collection:Civil Rights Movement in Virginia : An Exhibition on Display February 7 - June 19, 2004
Institution:Virginia Historical Society
Contributors:Virginia Historical Society | Library of Virginia | Civil Rights Movement in Virginia Collection (Virginia Historical Society)
Online Publisher:[Richmond (Va.)] : Virginia Historical Society | 2004-02-07
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Forms part of: The Civil Rights movement in Virginia (Virginia Historical Society)

Persistent Link to Item:http://www.vahistorical.org/civilrights/naacp.htm