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Moorfield Storey (March 19, 1845 – October 24, 1929) was an American lawyer, anti-imperial activist, and civil rights leader based in Boston, Massachusetts.
Learn about the life and legacy of Moorfield Storey, A.B. 1866, a Harvard-educated lawyer and activist who fought for civil rights and against imperialism. He co-founded the NAACP, argued landmark cases before the Supreme Court, and challenged racial prejudice and discrimination.
Moorfield Storey (1845–1929), a prominent constitutional lawyer and past president of the American Bar Association, became the NAACP’s first president (1910–1929). He was descended from the New England Puritans and Harvard trained.
3 days ago · Moorfield Storey (March 19, 1845 – October 24, 1929) was an American lawyer, anti-imperial activist, and civil rights leader based in Boston, Massachusetts.
On June 15, 1898, in Faneuil Hall, Boston, the civil rights attorney Moorfield Storey proclaimed, “A war begun to win the Cubans the right to govern themselves should not be made an excuse for extending our sway over other alien peoples. The fundamental principles of our government are at stake.”.
Learn about Moorfield Storey, a white-American lawyer, anti-imperial activist, and civil rights leader who founded the NAACP and led several landmark legal cases. Find out his biography, education, activism, and death date.
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Moorfield Storey papers, 1876-1929 Author, civil rights leader, and lawyer. Correspondence, articles, lecture notes, petitions, press releases, clippings, photographs, scrapbooks, and other papers relating chiefly to Storey's years as president of the National Association for the...
