July 16, 1862 – March 25, 1931

• Investigative journalist, educator
• Early leader in the civil rights movement
• co- founder of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
• Born in Mississippi
• moved to Memphis, Tennessee
• moved to Chicago, Illinois

“A Winchester rifle should have a place of honor in every black home, and it should be used for that protection which the law refuses to give.” – 1882