BLACK IN TIME: A Moment In OUR History - Gaurdian Newspaper/William Trotter (333 hits)
William Monroe Trotter
On November 9, 1901, William Monroe Founded The Gaurdian Newspaper In Boston, Massachusetts.
At The Time Of Its Inception, Some 150 Black Newspapers Were Being Founded In The Unted States.
Trotter Was One Of The Few Black Newspapermen Who Was Publicly Opposed Booker T. Washington's Social Theories Regarding The Advancement Of Black Americans. He Agreed, Completely, With W.E.B. DuBois' Opinion That Washington Was "leading the way backward with his sub-class rhetoric."
Along With DuBois, Trotter Was One Of The Leading Organizers Of The Niagara Movement, Which Called For, Among Other Things, Strict Enforcement Of The Constitution And The Protection Of Voting Rights For Black Americans. The Niagara Movement Was The Forerunner To The NAACP.
Because He Had Such A Profound Distrust Of "White Folks," Trotter Was Conspicuously Absent From The Founding Of The NAACP in 1909. The Harvard University Graduate Is Considered By Manny, The "Forefather Of Black Militants."
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I remember reading about Trotter as an adult because I'd not heard or read about him as a girl in school. He was a true "renagade" in my opinion. He seemed to be what I call a maverick. We need more people like him minus the mistrust of all White people.
Tuesday, November 9th 2010 at 11:09AM
Jen Fad
