Franklin, John Hope and August Meier, editors. Black Leaders of the 20th Century. University of Illinois Press, 1981. Show
Franklin, John Hope. From Slavery to Freedom: A History of Negro Americans. New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1947. Thornbrough, Emma Lou. T. Thomas Fortune: Militant Journalist, Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1972. Which editor of the Freeman helped found the AfroNew York City newspaper editor T. Thomas Fortune in 1887 called upon African Americans to form an organization to fight for the rights denied them. Three years later the National Afro-American League, became the first black civil rights organization in the United States.
What issue arose in the 1880s and 1890s causing strife in universities such as Fisk and Howard?What issue arose in the 1880s and 1890s to cause strife in universities such as Fisk and Howard? The universities refusal to admit more blacks to positions of leadership.
Which African American painter spent much of his career in Europe where he countered demeaning images of blacks through works like the banjo lesson?The Banjo Lesson (1893) by Henry Ossawa Tanner in Context. What were the main tenets of the AfroThe organization sought equal opportunities in voting, civil rights, education, and public accommodations. The end of lynching across America was ever present on the minds of civil rights organizers and was one of the key tenets of their platform.
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