ABOUT NAHRW
The National Association of Human Rights Workers [NAHRW] is an organization of individuals committed to a diverse society.
Organized in 1947, with the charge of supporting individuals and organizations who are engaged in human and civil rights professions, we educate and train teachers of intergroup relations, government representatives and commission who are substantially engaged in the field of human and civil rights; and as individuals with recognized authority and demonstrated expertise who subscribe to NAHRW purpose.
HISTORY
On the Case for 50 Years: A Brief History of The National Association of Human Rights Workers, by Fred Cloud
The Struggle for human rights is centuries old. A milestone in the Western world was the adoption of the Magna Carta, which guaranteed certain civil and political liberties to the English people. It was not granted out of the goodness of the ruler’s heart; rather, the great charter” was forced on King John by the English barons at Runnymede on June 15, 1215.
Fredrick Douglas, an eloquent advocate for abolition of slavery in the United States, may have had this fact in mind when he stated: Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will… Men may not get all they pay for in this world, but they must certainly pay for all they get.
As the twentieth century began, W.E.B. Du Bois, a graduate of both Fisk and Harvard, organized a lecture series at Atlanta University on African American history and life. He was appalled by the 1,700 lynching of Black Americans that had occurred between 1885 and 1894. In July 1905, Du Bois and William Monroe Trotter held a secret meeting in Niagra Falls, Ontario, with 29 other men and organized the Niagra Movement. Their agenda: Get America to enforce the Constitution, including the 14th and 15th Amendments.
MISSION
The National Association of Human Rights Workers [NAHRW] is an organization of individuals engaged in the human and civil rights profession. It is committed to providing education, training and research, networking, and professional development to its members to enable them to foster equality within a diverse society.