By Eileen Buckley
Buffalo, NY – Buffalo is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Niagara Movement this year.
The event had major ramifications in the civil rights movement. Because of its significance, the Association for the Study of African-American Life and History has selected Buffalo for its national conference this October. It is the first time the event is being held here.
Monday, State Assemblyman Sam Hoyt delivered a $10,000 check to the local Afro-American Historical Association to help play host to the national conference.
"The city of Buffalo 100 years ago played an integral role in the development of the campaign for equal rights for all people," Hoyt said. "I submit to you that we have not done a good enough job as a community to showcase all of that history and heritage."
Historians say the Niagara Movement led to the formation of what is known today as the NAACP. And the NAACP is also coming to Buffalo this Fall. It is planning to hold its board of directors meeting for the first time in Buffalo.