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What was the Niagara Movement?
From 1905 to 1910, a small group of motivated and outspoken individuals engaged in a national struggle for racial equality. This group was known as the Niagara Movement, and in the first modern platform for civil rights they called for equal justice under the law. At that time, many state governments prevented their black citizens from voting in any election. Lynchings had become commonplace in the southern states and were spreading northward. Most African Americans did not enjoy the freedom of speech or a quality public education. The struggle for equality was not a fair fight and the call for justice was not heard. The Niagara Movement demanded change. |