William M. Trotter

CTL-E-1529 · Person · journalist · 1900s-1930s

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Journalist and civil-rights activist; founded the Boston Guardian (1901); co-founded the Niagara Movement (1905); militant critic of Booker T. Washington.

The record

Also known as: William Monroe Trotter, Monroe Trotter

Relationships

Booker T. Washington — related to
Trotter was Washington's leading militant press critic, opposing the Atlanta Compromise accommodationism from the Guardian.
Boston Guardian — affiliated with
Trotter founded the Boston Guardian in 1901 with George W. Forbes.
Boston Riot (1903) — related to
Trotter was arrested in 1903 after he and supporters disrupted Booker T. Washington's Boston address (the "Boston Riot").
W. E. B. Du Bois — related to
Trotter joined W. E. B. Du Bois in founding the Niagara Movement in 1905.
William Monroe Trotter confronts President Woodrow Wilson (1914) — related to
Trotter confronted President Woodrow Wilson at the White House in 1914 over segregation of federal offices.

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Boston Guardian — founded by → this record

Sources

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