Editing Niagara Movement (section)

==Legacy==
In the wake of the [[Springfield Race Riot of 1908]], a major [[race riot]] in [[Springfield, Illinois]], a number of prominent white civil rights activists called for a major conference on race relations. Held in [[New York City]] in early 1909, the conference laid the foundation for the [[National Association for the Advancement of Colored People]] (NAACP), which was formally established in 1910. In 1911, Du Bois (who was appointed the NAACP's director of publications) recommended that the remaining membership of the Niagara Movement support the NAACP's activities.<ref name="Rudwick198"/> William Monroe Trotter attended the 1909 conference, but did not join the NAACP; he instead led other small activist civil rights organizations and continued to publish the ''Guardian'' until his death in 1934.<ref>Fox, pp. 128–130, 260–270.</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Schneider|first=Mark|title=Boston Confronts Jim Crow, 1890–1920|publisher=Northeastern University Press|location=Boston|year=1997|isbn=9781555532963|oclc=35223026|pages=[https://archive.org/details/bostonconfrontsj00schn/page/116 116–117]|url=https://archive.org/details/bostonconfrontsj00schn/page/116}}</ref>

The Niagara Movement did not appear to be very popular with the majority of the African-American population, especially in the South. Booker T. Washington, at the height of the Movement's activities in 1905 and 1906, spoke to large and approving crowds across much of the country.<ref>Norrell, pp. 331–336.</ref> The 1906 [[Atlanta Race Riot]] hurt Washington's popularity, giving the Niagarans fuel for their attacks on him.<ref>Norrell, pp. 338–347.</ref>  However, given that Washington and the Niagarans agreed on strategy (opposition to Jim Crow laws and support of equal protection and civil rights) but disagreed on tactics, a reconciliation between the factions began after Washington died in 1915.<ref>Norrell, p. 422.</ref> The NAACP went on to become the leading civil rights organization for African Americans in the 20th century.