Booker T. Washington pinback. Diam: 1.25 in. (32 mm) Caption: "Muskogee negro Business League / August 19-20-21, 1914 / Our Leader" surrounding a portrait of Booker T. Washington. Washington had founded the National Negro Business League in 1900 in order to "promote the commercial and financial development of the Negro." It grew rapidly and included 320 chapters by 1905 and over 600 by 1915. In 1914, the Fifteenth Annual Convention was held in Muskogee, Oklahoma, home to a large African American population. African Americans had been present in the region since the early 19th century and had a vibrant community by the 1890s. In the early 20th century, however, the community was subject to the segregation which was ushered in with Oklahoma's statehood in 1907 and the Negro Business League was an essential part in the economic stability of the community.
Booker T. Washington pinback. Diam: 1.25 in. (32 mm) Caption: "Muskogee negro Business League / August 19-20-21, 1914 / Our Leader" surrounding a portrait of Booker T. Washington. Washington had founded the National Negro Business League in 1900 in order to "promote the commercial and financial development of the Negro." It grew rapidly and included 320 chapters by 1905 and over 600 by 1915. In 1914, the Fifteenth Annual Convention was held in Muskogee, Oklahoma, home to a large African American population. African Americans had been present in the region since the early 19th century and had a vibrant community by the 1890s. In the early 20th century, however, the community was subject to the segregation which was ushered in with Oklahoma's statehood in 1907 and the Negro Business League was an essential part in the economic stability of the community.
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