Buffalo Hotels and the Niagara Movement: New Evidence Refutes an Old Legend

Cynthia Van Ness
Buffalo Hotels and the Niagara Movement
The widely accepted story of W.E.B. DuBois’ venue choice for the inaugural meeting of the Niagara Movement cites racial discrimination as the cause.

The widely-accepted story of W.E.B. DuBois’ venue choice for the inaugural meeting of the Niagara Movement cites racial discrimination as the cause. Recent research by local scholars, however, suggests that this was not the case after all. Read more about it:

Originally published in Western New York Heritage Magazine, vol. 13, no. 4, Winter 2011.