Mary Church Terrell delivered the “What it Means to be Colored in the Capital of the United States” speech at the United Women’s Club in Washington, D.C., on October 10, 1906. Terrell was a strong advocate of both civil and women’s rights. During her lifetime, she helped founded the National Association of Colored Women and the National Association of Colored People (NAACP). She was also active in the National American Woman Suffrage Association. While living in Washington, D.C., Terrell gave several addresses on the issue of equal rights for both African Americans and women. This speech offers readers a view of early 20th-century Washington, D.C., as experienced by Black women.
New Jersey Student Learning Standards
- 1. 6.1.12.Civics DP.6.a: Use various sources from multiple perspectives to document how women organized to promote government policies to address injustice, inequality, and workplace safety (i.e., abolition, women’s suffrage, and the temperance movement).
- 6.1.12.Civics DP.6.b: Relate the creation of African American advocacy organizations (i.e., the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) to United States Supreme Court decisions (i.e., Plessy v. Ferguson) and state and local governmental policies.
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