Passing for White, Fighting for Black America: The Courage of Walter White

Passing for White, Fighting for Black America: The Courage of Walter White

By Tamara Shiloh Walter Francis White was one of the most important civil rights leaders of the first half of the 20th century. For more than three decades, he helped transform the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) into one of the nation’s most powerful organizations fighting racial discrimination, segregation, and violence against African Americans. Walter White was born in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1893 and grew up …

Passing for White, Fighting for Black America: The Courage of Walter White – The Windy City Word

By Tamara Shiloh Walter Francis White was one of the most important civil rights leaders of the first half of the 20th century. For more than three decades, he helped transform the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) into one of the nation’s most powerful organizations fighting racial discrimination, segregation, and violence against African Americans. Walter White was born in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1893 and grew up …