Niagara Movement

The Niagara Movement was an early 20th-century advocacy group formed in 1905 by African American leaders, including W.E.B. Du Bois. It aimed to challenge racial discrimination and promote civil rights for Blacks in the United States. The movement arose as a response to systemic racism and the accommodationist strategies of some leaders, like Booker T. Washington. The Niagara Movement emphasized the importance of higher education, political representation, and civil rights. Though it was short-lived, it laid the groundwork for the later civil rights movements and the establishment of the NAACP in 1909.