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Niagara Movement

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

An early civil rights organization founded by W. E. B. Du Bois and other African American leaders in 1905–1906 that demanded full political, social, and economic rights for African Americans and opposed accommodationist approaches to racial inequality.

AP course connection

Topic 3.9: 3.9 Black Organizations and Institutions

Unit 3