How Did W. E. B. Dubois Influence The Niagara Movement

W.E.B. Du Bois was one of the most influential man to live in the African American community, and his work was no less. Du Bois was involved in various things throughout his life such as: the NAACP, The Niagara Movement, and the March on Washington. All of this work has helped advance the Civil Rights Movement. W.E.B. Du Bois and his work highlights the political issues during the time of the Civil Rights Movement Era. W.E.B. Du Bois was born on February 23, 1868, after the Civil War, in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. Du Bois received education from various universities like: Fisk, Berlin, and Harvard universities. After he graduated from the University of Fisk, he went to the University of Harvard in 1888, where he had to repeat his junior

Du Bois help found the NAACP, in 1909, and the Niagara Movement, in 1905. Du Bois was the co-founder of NAACP, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, one of the biggest Civil Rights group of the time. Du Bois was the editor for the NAACP magazine the Crisis. Due to complications with leaders of NAACP, he left in 1933. The Niagara Movement was founded by Du Bois, William Monroe Trotter, and Ida B. Wells in order to “rectify severe inequities in American society.” (Rucker 2). They wanted end the racial tension of America. The Niagara Movement would have several meetings throughout its lifetime where they would discuss various things which were going on during the time. The Movement also allowed women to join the group stating that there were no gender differences. The Niagara Movement later evolved into the NAACP in 1909. Du Bois affected the March on Washington, by influencing people to come as one. “...DuBois’s political activism made an unmeasurable contribution to the evolution of the Civil Rights Movement that led to that march…” (Burbridge 16). His work led to the March on Washington. Unfortunately though, he was not able to be at the March On Washington, since he died a day before it. After his death Du Bois left a certain legacy that continued even after his