Members of the National Negro Anti-Expansion, Anti-Imperialist, Anti-Trust, Anti-Lynching League

Established autonomously from the Anti-Imperialist Leagues

Created by William Scott in 1899, the National Negro League (for short) combated several issues as is clear from their name. They disambiguated the term imperialism from expansionism which historian Jim Zwick argued was a reference to the expansion of continental slavery prior to the 1890's. The League had very little influence and was largely ineffectual in presented the issues they espoused. Many of its members supported William Jennings Bryan in the 1900 election alienating themselves from most other African-Americans. Even so, the establishment of the League represented a voice for those who felt sidelined by the Republican Party.

C. F. Armsted

T. C. Brown

Edward I. Clark

Charles H. Croswalt

A. B. Davidson

George T. Downing

F. W. Ernst

D. T. .Freemont

William E. Gross

J. T. V. Hill

Joseph Houser

J. H. C. Howard

Lawrence A. Newby

W. T. Peyton

Clifford H. Plummer

Jerome R. Riley

James A. Ross

William T. Scott

T. B. Stamps

George E. Taylor

James Milton Turner

John B. Vashon

 

M. Patrick Cullinane, Liberty and Anti-Imperialism, May 20, 2009.

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