Vintage West Virginia; On This Day in West Virginia History, August 15th

August 15, 2022

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On August 15, 1906, the Niagara Movement began a five-day meeting on the Storer College campus at Harpers Ferry, during which attendees paid tribute to John Brown and speakers spoke in support of African-American civil rights.

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