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Walter Francis White

Walter Francis White (July 1, 1893, Atlanta, Georgia - March 21, 1955, New York, New York) was a spokesman for blacks in the United States for almost a quarter of a century and executive secretary (1931–55) of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. He waged a long and ultimately successful campaign against the lynching of blacks by white mobs in the United States.

Author of Rope and Faggot (1929)

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