George Edmund Haynes

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George Edmund Haynes was an African American sociologist, educator, and civil rights leader who co-founded and led major organizations advancing racial equality and social welfare in the United States in the early 20th century.

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instanceOf African American leader
civil rights leader
educator
person
sociologist
advocatedFor racial equality in the United States
social welfare reforms
birthDate 1880-05-11
birthPlace Pine Bluff, Arkansas
surface form: Pine Bluff, Arkansas, United States
coFounded National Urban League
coFoundedWith Ruth Standish Baldwin
deathDate 1960-01-09
deathPlace New York City, New York, United States of America
surface form: New York City, New York, United States
educatedAt Columbia University
Fisk University
Yale University
era early 20th century
ethnicity African American
familyName Haynes
fieldOfWork race relations
social welfare
sociology
focus cooperation between Black and white reformers
integration of African Americans into urban industrial life
fullName George Edmund Haynes self-link
givenName George
influencedBy W. E. B. Du Bois
knownFor co-founding the National Urban League
leadership in African American social welfare organizations
memberOf National Urban League
mentorTo younger African American social workers
nationality American
notableWork The Negro at Work in New York City
occupation civil rights activist
educator
social worker
sociologist
positionHeld Director of Negro Economics in the U.S. Department of Labor
first Executive Director of the National Urban League
religion Protestant Christianity
residence New York City
surface form: New York City, New York, United States
servedIn United States Department of Labor
surface form: U.S. Department of Labor
taughtAt City College of New York
Fisk University
workedOn improving conditions for African Americans migrating to northern cities
wroteAbout African American migration
urban conditions of Black Americans

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National Urban League foundedBy George Edmund Haynes
NUL foundedBy George Edmund Haynes
subject surface form: National Urban League
George Edmund Haynes fullName George Edmund Haynes self-link