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Location	Marshall, Missouri
Introduction	On February 12, 1909, on the 100th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birthday, 60 prominent black and white citizens issued ”The Call” for a national conference in New York City to renew ”the struggle for civil rights and political liberty”. A distinguish list of Black leaders added their voice to the movement. Principal among these was W.E.B. DuBois. Participants at the conference agreed to work toward the abolition of forced segregation, promotion of equal education and civil rights under the protection of law and the end to race violence. Here in Saline county,in 1939 Professor Frank D. Brown of Pennytown organized the Mar-Saline Branch of the NAACP. During Professor Brown’s reign, employment for blacks opened at the International Shoe Factory and a different outlook for Marshall, MO. World War II and the integration of troops brought hopes for a brighter future as more benefits were realized. Homes were purchased and banks such as Wood & Huston opened accounts for Blacks. Under the presidency of
Interests	Civil Rights