SPINGARN — SPINGARN, two U.S. brothers of wide intellectual interests, both devoted to the development of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. JOEL ELIAS SPINGARN (1875–1939) was a literary scholar and champion of African American … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Spingarn — may refer to:*Joel Elias Spingarn (1875 1939), American educator, literary critic and civic activist. *Arthur Spingarn (1878 1971), brother of Joel Elias Spingarn *Spingarn Medal, annual award for outstanding achievement by an African American … Wikipedia
Moorland-Spingarn Research Center — The Moorland Spingarn Research Center (MSRC) is recognized as one of the world s largest and most comprehensive repositories for the documentation of the history and culture of people of African descent in Africa, the Americas, and other parts of … Wikipedia
Moorland–Spingarn Research Center — The Moorland Spingarn Research Center (MSRC) is recognized as one of the world s largest and most comprehensive repositories for the documentation of the history and culture of people of African descent in Africa, the Americas, and other parts of … Wikipedia
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People — Abbreviation NAACP … Wikipedia
Channing Heggie Tobias — (February 1, 1882 in Augusta, Georgia – November 5, 1961 in Manhattan, NY) was a civil rights activist and Spingarn Medalist. In 1946 he was appointed to the President s Committee on Civil Rights. He received his BA from Paine College in 1902 and … Wikipedia
List of Columbia College people — The following list contains only notable graduates and former students of Columbia College, the undergraduate liberal arts division of Columbia University, and its predecessor, from 1754 to 1776, King s College. For a full list of individuals… … Wikipedia
Myrlie Evers-Williams — Born Myrlie Beasley March 17, 1933 (1933 03 17) (age 78) Vicksburg, Mississippi USA Nationality American Ethnicity African American … Wikipedia
Niagara Movement — Founders of the Niagara Movement, 1905. The Niagara Movement was a black civil rights organization founded in 1905 by a group led by W. E. B. Du Bois and William Monroe Trotter. It was named for the mighty current of change the group wanted to… … Wikipedia
Oswald Garrison Villard — Villard in 1930 Oswald Garrison Villard (March 13, 1872 – October 1, 1949) was an American journalist. He provided a rare direct link between the anti imperialism of the late 19th century and the conservative Old Right of the 1930s and 1940s … Wikipedia