Henry Moskowitz
Henry Moskowitz · Civil Rights & Human Rights
Co-founder of the NAACP (1909), organizing with Mary White Ovington and William English Walling after the 1908 Springfield race riot.
1880, Huși, Romania — 1936, USA
New York City
Henry Moskowitz is recognized among Jewish contributors to Civil Rights & Human Rights — Co-founder of the NAACP (1909), organizing with Mary White Ovington and William English Walling after the 1908 Springfield race riot.
Henry Moskowitz, a Romanian-born Jewish immigrant and social reformer, was one of the founders of the NAACP in 1909. Working with Mary White Ovington and William English Walling, he helped organize the call for the new civil-rights organization after the 1908 Springfield race riot. He remained a progressive activist and public servant in New York throughout his life.
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Source: Wikipedia (Henry Moskowitz, activist); Jewish Currents
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Co-founder of the NAACP (1909), organizing with Mary White Ovington and William English Walling after the 1908 Springfield race riot.
Source: Wikipedia (Henry Moskowitz, activist); Jewish Currents
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