Full Name
Date of Birth
April 11, 1865
Date of Death
July 15, 1951
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York, United States
Place of Death
Newton Highlands, Massachusetts, United States
Education
Spouse’s Name
Known Affiliates Names
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) (co-founder and leader)
Affiliated Organizations’ Names
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) (co-founder and leader)
Major Events
Brief Biography
Mary White Ovington, born on April 11, 1865, in Brooklyn, New York, was an American civil rights activist, women’s suffrage fighter, socialist, and journalist. She co-founded the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in 1909 and served in leadership positions for four decades. Ovington dedicated her life to the fight against racial discrimination and providing equal opportunities for all people. Her work with the NAACP led to significant victories, including ending racial segregation in education, bringing public attention to lynchings of Black Americans, and successful voter registration of Black Americans[1][2][3][4][5].
Citations: [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_White_Ovington [2] https://socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/eras/civil-war-reconstruction/ovington-mary-white/ [3] https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mary-White-Ovington [4] https://naacp.org/find-resources/history-explained/civil-rights-leaders/mary-white-ovington [5] https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Mary_White_Ovington