BLACK IN TIME: A Moment In OUR History - Walter White Becomes Head of NAACP
Walter F. White
Walter F. White Was Named NAACP Executive Secretary On March 8, 1931 -- A Position He Held Until 1955.
Born July 1, 1893, In Atlanta, Georgia, White Joined The Organization In 1918, As Assistant Secretary Of The National Office In New York City. For Almost A Quarter Of A Century, He Was The Leading Voice Of Black America.
Living In New York During The Roaring Twenties, He Became One Of The Harlem Renaissance's Most Prolific Writers. Not Only Did He Contribute His Own Innovative Writings, He Also Used His Power And Influence To Promote Other Black Artists.
Two Of His Books Include Flight (1926) And The Autobiographical, A Man Called White (1948).
White Was Awarded The NAACP's Spingarn Medal In 1937, For His Investigations Of Lynchings And Race Riots And For His "Remarkable Tact, Skill and Persuasiveness" In Lobbying To Enact A Federal Anti-Lynching Bill.
During One Investigation In Tulsa, Oklahoma, The Light-Skinned White "Passed" So Successfully As A White Man, He Was Made Deputy Sheriff And Told: "Now You Can Go Out And Shoot Any ***** You See And The Law'll Be On Your Side."
Walter White Died March 21, 1955.
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Hello Mr. Gaddy,
I appreciate the goodwill of the NAACP. As a matter of fact I have a plaque on my wall as a lifetime member and I was once vice President of the chapter in San Angelo Texas.
However, we need to and we must get past the NAACP and focus on our only permanent solution. Am I making any sense with you? We need a permanent solution and you and I know that that NAACP is not our permanent solution, am I right.
So, make a positive move to help me to inform Black Americans that we are soon going to become a sovereign people on a fertile portion of this continent that we could call our very own country with borders to worship God, pursue life, liberty, happiness and prosperity in our own way. The range of our own destiny will be placed in our hands. Sovereignty is a responsibility that we have never had before and we are not going to fail. All that is required is that we want to be a sovereign people. All that was required of the children of Israel is that they must want to be out of bondage and slavery, am I right.
Tell me what you think.