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Walter Francis White (July 1, 1893 – March 21, 1955) was an American civil rights activist who led the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) for a quarter of a century, from 1929 until 1955.
Apr 2, 2014 · As a member of the NAACP, Walter White investigated lynchings and worked to end segregation. He was the organization's executive secretary from 1931 to 1955.
Jun 27, 2024 · Walter White (born July 1, 1893, Atlanta, Ga., U.S.—died March 21, 1955, New York, N.Y.) was the foremost spokesman for African Americans for almost a quarter of a century and executive secretary (1931–55) of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
Feb 28, 2022 · For Walter White, growing up Black and being able to “pass” as white empowered him to take on two identities that aided his work with the NAACP exposing racial injustice in the United States.
Jan 21, 2007 · Walter Francis White was a leading civil rights advocate of the first half of the twentieth century. As executive secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) from 1931 to 1955, he was one of the major architects of the modern African American freedom struggle.
Mar 25, 2022 · When Walter White joined the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People’s New York staff in 1918, he had a thin record of civil rights activism.
Walter White, leader of the NAACP, had been building the case for federal legislation for most of his adult life. While he did not live to see the passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and 1965 Voting Rights Act, his work on anti-lynching legislation helped lay the groundwork for both.
