Lulu Belle Madison White
Lulu (or Lula) Belle Madison White (August 31, 1900 – July 6, 1957) was a teacher and civil rights activist in Texas during the 1940s and 1950s.[1] In 1939, White was named as the president of the Houston chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) before becoming executive secretary of the branch in 1943.[2] Under her leadership, the Houston chapter of the NAACP more than doubled in size from 1943 to 1948.[3]
References
- ↑ Pitre, Merline (2010-03-01). In Struggle Against Jim Crow: Lulu B. White and the NAACP, 1900-1957. Texas A&M University Press. ISBN 9781603441995.
- ↑ Pitre, Merline (2001). "Building and Selling the NAACP: Lulu B. White as an Organizer and Mobilizer". East Texas Historical Journal. 39 (1): 10.
- ↑ "White, Lulu Belle Madison". Black Women in America. Oxford University Press. 2005. doi:10.1093/acref/9780195156775.001.0001. ISBN 978-0-19-515677-5.