Joel Elias Spingarn
Joel Elias Spingarn · Civil Rights & Human Rights
Chairman (1913-1919) then president of the NAACP; founded its NYC branch, drove its early legal and anti-lynching strategy, and created the Spingarn Medal for Black achievement.
1875, New York City, USA — 1939, New York City, USA
New York City; Amenia, New York
Joel Elias Spingarn is recognized among Jewish contributors to Civil Rights & Human Rights — Chairman (1913-1919) then president of the NAACP; founded its NYC branch, drove its early legal and anti-lynching strategy, and created the Spingarn Medal for Black achievement.
Joel Elias Spingarn, born to an upper-middle-class Jewish family in New York, was a literary critic and civil-rights leader who became one of the NAACP's earliest and most important figures. He chaired its board (1913–1919), later serving as treasurer and president, drove its early legal and anti-lynching strategy, and in 1914 created the Spingarn Medal honoring Black achievement. His leadership helped build the modern civil-rights movement.
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Chairman (1913-1919) then president of the NAACP; founded its NYC branch, drove its early legal and anti-lynching strategy, and created the Spingarn Medal for Black achievement.
Source: Wikipedia (Joel Elias Spingarn); Jewish Virtual Library
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