Henry Moskowitz

Henry Moskowitz (September 27, 1880 – December 18, 1936) was a Romanian-American civil rights activist, and one of the co-founders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. He was also an active leader in Theodore Roosevelt's Progressive Party.

He died on December 18, 1936, in Manhattan, New York City.

Works Up from the City Streets: Alfred E. Smith (1927)

Timeline 1880 Born in Huși, Romania 1883 Migrated from Romania to the United States 1898 Co-founds the Downtown Ethical Society, a settlement house 1899 Graduates from City College of New York 1906 Earned his Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Erlangen in Germany 1909 Co-founds National Association for the Advancement of Colored People on February 12, 1909 1909 Associate leader of the Society for Ethical Culture of New York 1911 Investigates the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire 1912 Runs for Congress from the 12th District as a Progressive Party 1912 Rejects censorship in movies 1914 Appointed president of the Municipal Civil Service Commission 1914 Married Belle Lindner Israels (1877–1933) 1917 Commissioner of Public Markets for New York City 1925 Trip to Europe to observe the plight of Jews in Poland 1932 Director of the League of New York Theatres 1933 Death of wife on January 2, 1933 1933 Trip to Europe to observe the plight of Jews in Germany 1936 Death in Manhattan on December 18, 1936