1863 - 1945
Lafayette M. Hershaw American Activist
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| Birthday |
10th May, 1863
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| Birthplace |
Clay County, North Carolina, U.S.
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| Died |
2nd September, 1945
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| Place of Death |
Washington, D.C., U.S.
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| Zodiac Sign |
Taurus
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation Text |
Journalist, Lawyer, Clerk
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| Occupation |
Activist
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Lafayette M. Hershaw (May 10, 1863 – September 2, 1945) was a journalist, lawyer, and a clerk and law examiner for the General Land Office of the United States Department of the Interior. He was a key intellectual figure among African Americans in Atlanta in the 1880s and in Washington, D.C., from 1890 until his death. He was a leader of the intellectual social groups in the capital such as Bethel Literary and Historical Society and the Pen and Pencil Club. He was a strong supporter of W. E. B. Du Bois and was one of the thirteen organizers of the Niagara Movement, the forerunner to the NAACP. He was an officer of the D.C. Branch of the NAACP from its inception until 1928. He was also a founder of the Robert H. Terrell Law School and served as the school's president.
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