USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Suffragist Mary Church Terrell became the first president of the NACW. Suffrage was an important goal for black female reformers. Unlike predominantly white suffrage organizations, however, the NACW advocated for a wide range of reforms to improve life for African Americans.

Detailed explanation-2: -The founders of the NACW included Harriet Tubman, Frances E.W. Harper, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, and Mary Church Terrell, who became the organization’s first president.

Detailed explanation-3: -The organization helped all African-Americans through its work on issues of civil rights and injustice, such as women’s suffrage, lynching, and Jim Crow laws.