The Silent Parade is organized by the NAACP in New York City

Quando

28 de jul. de 1917

Tipo

Evento

Coordenadas

40.76° N, 73.97° W

Description

The Silent Parade is organized by the NAACP in New York City, to protest the East St. Louis massacre of early July, as well as lynchings in Tennessee and Texas.

Posicionado em: coordinates of the event it links, Silent Parade.

The Silent Parade is organized by the NAACP in New York City, to protest the East St. Louis massacre of early July, as well as lynchings in Tennessee and Texas

1917 African American protest in New York City

The Negro Silent Protest Parade, commonly known as the Silent Parade, was a political protest in New York City on July 28, 1917. The primary objective of the march was to draw national attention to the widespread racial violence and entrenched systemic discrimination endured by African Americans. It was organized in direct response to a series of racially motivated attacks in 1916 and 1917, including the East St.

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