William English Walling

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William English Walling was an American labor reformer, socialist, and journalist who played a key role in early 20th-century civil rights activism.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf American socialist
civil rights activist
human
journalist
labor reformer
burialPlace Louisville, Kentucky, United States
causeOfDeath illness
coFounded National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1877-03-18
dateOfDeath 1936-09-12
educatedAt Harvard Law School
University of Chicago
era early 20th century
ethnicGroup White American
familyName Walling
father William H. Walling NERFINISHED
fullName William English Walling
givenName William
knownFor co-founding the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
languagesSpokenWritten English
memberOf National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
middleName English
mother Rosamond H. English
movement American socialism
Progressive Era reform movement
civil rights movement in the United States
notableFor early 20th-century civil rights activism
labor reform advocacy
socialist organizing in the United States
notableWork Socialism As It Is
The Race War in the North
occupation author
journalist
labor reformer
social worker
placeOfBirth Louisville, Kentucky, United States
placeOfDeath Amsterdam, Netherlands
politicalIdeology progressivism
socialism
religion Protestantism
residence New York City, New York, United States
sexOrGender male
spouse Anna Strunsky
Anna Strunsky Walling
wroteAbout labor conditions and industrial reform
race relations in the United States

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NAACP
founder
William English Walling
fullName

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