White, Walter Francis
1893-1955 · Contribution: 1918-1955
Law & Civil Rights
Led the NAACP as executive secretary for 24 years; personally investigated more than 40 lynchings and 8 race riots undercover, using his light complexion to pass as white at grave personal risk
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- Born
- 1893-1955
- Category
- Law & Civil Rights
Impact on the world
White risked his life to expose lynching and then led the NAACP through the pivotal decades that built the legal foundation for the civil-rights revolution.
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