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Nearly 10,000 African Americans marched in silence down Fifth Avenue on July 28,1917

Organized by @NAACP, it was the largest demonstration of African Americans in NYC’s history.

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The protest followed brutal riots in East St. Louis, Illinois on July 1,1917. A white mob set fire to the city’s black neighborhoods, and lynched, shot, or burned alive as many as 200 African Americans. Thousands more were displaced and left the city. Text box with quote from NAACP flyer for the 1917 Silent Pro
The march went down Fifth Avenue from 56th Street to Madison Sq.

Children led the way, followed by groups of women in white dresses & men in dark suits. There was no singing or chanting, just the muffled thump of drums.

đź“· Underwood & Underwood, 1917. @librarycongress Crowd of African American Women marching down a street weari
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"The right of citizens...to vote shall not be denied...on account of sex." Today is the 100th anniversary of Congress approving the #19thAmendment. Follow along as we join @amhistorymuseum to share stories for #19thAt100. #WomenAtTheCenter #WomensHistoryIsAmericanHistory
NYC suffragists adopted tactics from the labor movement—protests, marches, & parades—to bring media attention & sway public opinion. They won women the state vote in 1917. The NYC campaign galvanized the national movement. More: bit.ly/2JRBnVP #19thAt100
#InezMilholland (1886–1916) became a suffrage icon. She attended Vassar College—where suffrage activism was banned—& organized an off­-campus Votes for Women Club. After graduation, Milholland lived among radicals & artists in Greenwich Village. #19thAt100
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