<p>On this day in Labor History the year was 1905. That was the day that revolutionary black scholar W.E.B. DuBois helped found the Niagara Movement.  It was named for the “mighty current” of change the group hoped to bring about.  The initial organizing meeting was held near Niagara Falls, New York. </p>

On this day in Labor History the year was 1905. That was the day that revolutionary black scholar W.E.B. DuBois helped found the Niagara Movement. It was named for the “mighty current” of change the group hoped to bring about. The initial organizing meeting was held near Niagara Falls, New York.

<p>On this day in Labor History the year was 1905.&nbsp;That was the day that revolutionary black scholar W.E.B. DuBois helped found the Niagara Movement.&nbsp;&nbsp;It was named for the “mighty current” of change the group hoped to bring about.&nbsp;&nbsp;The initial organizing meeting was held near Niagara Falls, New York.&nbsp;</p>

July 13 - Founding of the Niagara Movement

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