1896 Publication of "Suppression of the African Slave Trade." W.E.B. DuBois 1903 Publication of "Souls of Black Folk." W.E.B. DuBois 1905 Niagara Movement. W.E.B. DuBois 1909 Founding of N.A.A.C.P W.E.B. DuBois 1910 Wrote letters criticizing Booker T. Washington, resulting in loss of postal job. H.H. Harrison 1911 Founded "Negro Society for Historical Research." Arturo Alfonso Schomburg 1912 First Lt. Army George S. Schuyler 1913 Spoke out at the historic "Paterson" silk strike. H.H. Harrison 1913 Racial Integrity: A Plea for the establishment of a Chair of Negro History in our schools, colleges, etc. Arturo Alfonso Schomburg 1914 Organized the "Radical Forum" a free-thought speakout. H.H. Harrison 1915 Organized the "New Negro Manhood Movement." H.H. Harrison 1915 Established the "Association for the Study of Negro Life and History." Dr. Carter G. Woodson 1916 First Amenia Conference. W.E.B. DuBois 1916 Started the Journal of Negro History. Dr. Carter G. Woodson 1917 Founded the Liberty League and Voice. H.H. Harrison 1917 Founded the Messenger A. Philip Randolph 1917 Arrested for opposing Black Negro American entry in the WWI. A. Philip Randolph 1918 Second Amenia Conference. W.E.B. DuBois 1920's Studied under Arturo Schomburg and Dr. Willis Huggins. John G. Jackson 1921 First Pan-African Conference. W.E.B. DuBois 1921 Published "History of the Negro Church". Dr. Carter G. Woodson 1922 Second Pan-African Conference. W.E.B. DuBois 1923 Messenger staff, Pittsburg Courier. George S. Schuyler 1924 Sabbatical leave with French Oriental Archaeological Society in Egypt and Sudan. Alian Locke 1925 Jim Crow tour of Southern States. George S. Schuyler 1926 Sold collection for $10,000 to New York Public Library Division of Negro History. Arturo Alfonso Schomburg 1926 Developed Negro History Week. Dr. Carter G. Woodson 1927 Third Pan-African Conference. W.E.B. DuBois 1927 Wrote for the American Mercury George S. Schuyler 1928 Promoted concept of "African Studies". Alian Locke 1929 Formed Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters. A. Philip Randolph 1930 Investigative reporter to Liberia. George S. Schuyler 1930's Vigourous opponent to racism, picketing the White House. Paul Robeson 1930's Refused to sing before segregated audiences. Paul Robeson 1930's Started crusade against lynching. Paul Robeson 1930's Urged Congress to outlaw Racial Laws in baseball. Paul Robeson 1930 - 1935 Lectured at the Inger Sol Forum of the American Association for the Advancement of Atheism. John G. Jackson 1932 - 1972 Lecturer/member of Rationalist Press American Association of London. John G. Jackson 1933 Forced to testify before Congress about communist sympathies. Langston Hughes 1933 The Miseducation of the Negro. Dr. Carter G. Woodson 1935 Wrote for the American Rationalist Annual "Black Man Burden-Religion." George S. Schuyler 1936 Co-director; Institute of Race Relations Swathmore College World View of Race". Ralph Bunche 1939 A Guggenheim Fellowship. Langston Hughes 1940 A Rosenwald Fellowship. Langston Hughes 1941 Threatened to march on Washington. A. Philip Randolph 1944 Carneige Corp; Survey of the Negro in American Consultant to American Dilemma . Ralph Bunche 1946 Forced to appear before the House Committee on Un-American activities. Paul Robeson 1948 Armistice; Between Israel and Arabs. Ralph Bunche 1948 Led campaign banning segregation in the military. A. Philip Randolph 1949 First Negro elected President of the American Association for Adult Education. Alian Locke 1949 Riot at Peekskill. Paul Robeson 1950 Nobel Peace Prize. Ralph Bunche 1953 Secured a Phi Beta Kappa Charter at Howard University. Alian Locke 1961 "Black and Conservative." George S. Schuyler 1961 "Black America Begins to Doubt." George S. Schuyler 1963 March on Washington A. Philip Randolph 1966 Philip Randolph Institute. A. Philip Randolph 1967 Consistent with his wishes, upon his death at his memorial they played "Do Not Sing Til You Hear From Me". Langston Hughes 1984 Guest speaker Convention of American Atheists "Black Atheists of the Harlem Renaissance." John G. Jackson