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John Brown's Fort and Lincoln Hall at Storer College
John Brown's Fort and Lincoln Hall at Storer College (Boyd B. Stutler Collection)


On August 15, 1906, the Niagara Movement began a five-day meeting on the Storer College campus at Harpers Ferry, during which attendees paid tribute to John Brown and speakers spoke in support of African-American civil rights.

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Announcement of Niagara Movement meeting in Harpers Ferry
"Equality of Races"
Niagara Movement meeting in Harpers Ferry
Biography of J. R. Clifford
Biography of Booker T. Washington
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On This Day in West Virginia History: August

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