Penn Quarter in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

W.E.B. DuBois 1868 - 1963 & Mary White Ovington 1865-1951

The Extra Mile

— Points of Light Volunteer Pathway —

W.E.B DuBois 1868 - 1963<br>Mary White Ovington 1865-1951 Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Allen C. Browne, December 28, 2015

1. W.E.B DuBois 1868 - 1963
Mary White Ovington 1865-1951 Marker

Inscription. In 1909, W.E.B. DuBois, a leading spokesman in the Campaign for racial equality, joined Mary White Ovington, Moorfield Storey, William English Walling, John Milholland, Oswald Garrison Villard, Frances Blascoer and 54 other prominent Americans as founding officers of the NAACP. Both Ovington and DuBois served in crucial roles at the NAACP for decades, helping guide its policies and programs.

“I believe that all men black and brown and white, are brothers, varying in time and opportunity, in form and gift and feature, but differing in no essential particular, and alike in soul and the possibility of infinite development.”
— W.E.B. DuBois

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Government & Politics • Women. In addition, it is included in the D.C. - Points of Light Volunteer Pathway series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1909.

Location. 38° 53.895′ N, 77° 1.86′ W. Marker is in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in the Penn Quarter. Marker is on G Street Northwest east of 14th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1330 G Street Northwest, Washington DC 20005, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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are within walking distance of this marker. Luther and Charlotte Gulick (a few steps from this marker); Harriet Tubman circa 1820 - 1913 (within shouting distance of this marker); Foundry Methodist Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Jane Addams 1860 - 1935 (within shouting distance of this marker); Dorothea Dix 1802 - 1887 (within shouting distance of this marker); Susan B. Anthony 1820 - 1906 (within shouting distance of this marker); The Church of the Epiphany (within shouting distance of this marker); Ida Wells-Barnett 1862 - 1921 (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Northwest Washington.

Also see . . . Mary White Ovington and William Edward Burghardt (W.E.B.) Dubois. Points of Light. (Submitted on December 29, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.)

Photographed By Allen C. Browne, December 28, 2015

2. W.E.B DuBois 1868 - 1963
Mary White Ovington 1865-1951 Marker

W.E.B DuBois image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Allen C. Browne, December 28, 2015

3. W.E.B DuBois

Mary White Ovington image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Allen C. Browne, December 28, 2015

4. Mary White Ovington

Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 29, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 583 times since then and 50 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 29, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.