In fact, Barbara Pope, a D.C. native, ranks among the most stunning forgotten American lives. She soon gained the support of Du Bois and his Niagara Movement, a precursor to the NAACP. In both, Chinn says, “you’re seeing a movement and tactics and strategy in its formative stages.”Ann Chinn, great-niece of Barbara Pope. Du Bois at the Paris Exposition.”) In those years, the Black community of D.C. was divided between Booker T. Washington’s supporters and younger backers of Du Bois. Du Bois included the court’s full statement with his letter, and the Niagara Movement followed up with a civil suit demanding $50,000 in damages.

Source: Washington Post March 31, 2021 13:52 UTC