The Negro Silent Protest Parade

Title

The Negro Silent Protest Parade

Description

  • Organized by the NAACP
  • Included are digital images of (1) the flyer distributed by the NAACP several days before the 1917 Silent Protest parade, organized to protest lynchings and other violence against blacks, especially the East St. Louis race riot, and (2) an undated memo sent to NAACP branches listing the mottoes used on banners in the parade.

Collection

Events

Citation

“The Negro Silent Protest Parade,” Fairfax County African American History Inventory, accessed October 24, 2026, https://fairfaxaahi.centerformasonslegacies.com/items/show/551.