June 26, 1934: W.E.B. Du Bois Resigns From the NAACP

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June 26, 1934: W.E.B. Du Bois Resigns From the NAACP

BY WALTER OPINDE On this day, 26th June, 1934, William E.B. Du Bois resigned from the NAACP board and from the Crisis because of his new advocacy of an African-American nationalist strategy. The strategy was to be implemented in African-American controlled institutions, schools, and economic cooperatives. This approach opposed the NAACP’s commitment to integration. However, […]

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