Black women's clubs unite in Washington to form the National Association of Colored Women, electing Mary Church Terrell president.
At a Glance
- Date
- 21 July 1896
- Location
- Washington, D.C.
- Key people
- Mary Church Terrell, Harriet Tubman, Ida B. Wells
- Category
- Organizations & Institutions
- Source
- NACW founding records (1896) · Library of Congress
What It Meant Then
It built a national platform for Black women's activism under the motto 'Lifting as we climb.'
What It Means Now
The NACW advanced suffrage, anti-lynching, and community welfare.
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