The NAACP in Washington, DC

From Jim Crow to Home Rule

Derek Gray, George Derek Musgrove

• Publisher: The History Press
• Year: 2022
• eBook ISBN: 9781439674604
• Edition: 0
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: North American History
• Index: History

Founded in March 1912, DC branch of the NAACP quickly became the leading organization advocating for the city's Black community.

President Woodrow Wilson's institution of Jim Crow segregation in the federal government in the spring of 1913 galvanized the African American community of DC and the NAACP launched a formidable crusade against Wilson's racist policies. As the preeminent civil rights organization of the nation's capital, it also developed a dual role as a watchdog body to prevent the passage of legislation in Congress that negatively affected African Americans.

Archivist and historian Derek Gray chronicles and analyzes the work of the DC NAACP through the civil rights era to the achievement of Home Rule in the District.

Table of contents

• Front Cover
• Half Page
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• Foreword, by Marya McQuirter
• Foreword, by George Derek Musgrove
• Acknowledgements
• Introduction
• 1. “A Lively Response Was Manifested”
• 2. The Rise and Fall of the “Preacher-Politician”
• 3. New Battles and a “Red Summer”
• 4. “Don’t Let the Ku Klux Catch You Napping!”
• 5. “Make Pennsylvania Avenue Tremble!”
• 6. On the National Stage
• 7. Jousting Philosophies and the Triumph of Black Power
• Notes
• Bibliography
• About the Author