Flossie Bailey, Indianapolis Recorder, accessed Hoosier State Chronicles
Born
Katherine Harvey
1895
Kokomo, Indiana
Died
February 6, 1952
Indianapolis, Indiana
Citizenship
United States
Occupation
Civil rights activist
Years active
1918–43
Organization
NAACP
Known for
Anti-lynching activism
Title
President, Indiana NAACP
Spouse
Walter T. Bailey
Children
Walter Charles Bailey
Katherine "Flossie" Bailey (1895 – February 6, 1952) was a civil rights and anti-lynching activist from Indiana. She established a local chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in Marion, Indiana, in 1918 and became especially active fighting for justice and equality following the double lynching of Thomas Shipp and Abram Smith in 1930. As president of the Indiana NAACP, Bailey was pivotal in lobbying for passage of a statewide anti-lynching law in Indiana in 1931 and advocated for a similar bill at the national level. She was also a recipient of the national NAACP's Madam C. J. Walker Medal.
Katherine "Flossie" Bailey (1895 – February 6, 1952) was a civil rights and anti-lynching activist from Indiana. She established a local chapter of the...
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interviews that Shipp and Smith had shot and killed Claude Deeter. FlossieBailey, a local NAACP official in Marion, and Attorney General James M. Ogden...
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Ansorge Association of Southern Women for the Prevention of Lynching FlossieBailey William O'Connell Bradley Ella Barksdale Brown Father Divine "Flag Salute"...
Ansorge Association of Southern Women for the Prevention of Lynching FlossieBailey William O'Connell Bradley Ella Barksdale Brown Father Divine "Flag Salute"...
Ansorge Association of Southern Women for the Prevention of Lynching FlossieBailey William O'Connell Bradley Ella Barksdale Brown Father Divine "Flag Salute"...
popularized by singer Billie Holiday. In reaction to these murders, FlossieBailey pushed for passage of the 1931 Indiana anti-lynching law. The law provided...
Ansorge Association of Southern Women for the Prevention of Lynching FlossieBailey William O'Connell Bradley Ella Barksdale Brown Father Divine "Flag Salute"...
Ansorge Association of Southern Women for the Prevention of Lynching FlossieBailey William O'Connell Bradley Ella Barksdale Brown Father Divine "Flag Salute"...
Ansorge Association of Southern Women for the Prevention of Lynching FlossieBailey William O'Connell Bradley Ella Barksdale Brown Father Divine "Flag Salute"...
Ansorge Association of Southern Women for the Prevention of Lynching FlossieBailey William O'Connell Bradley Ella Barksdale Brown Father Divine "Flag Salute"...
Ansorge Association of Southern Women for the Prevention of Lynching FlossieBailey William O'Connell Bradley Ella Barksdale Brown Father Divine "Flag Salute"...
Ansorge Association of Southern Women for the Prevention of Lynching FlossieBailey William O'Connell Bradley Ella Barksdale Brown Father Divine "Flag Salute"...
Ansorge Association of Southern Women for the Prevention of Lynching FlossieBailey William O'Connell Bradley Ella Barksdale Brown Father Divine "Flag Salute"...
Ansorge Association of Southern Women for the Prevention of Lynching FlossieBailey William O'Connell Bradley Ella Barksdale Brown Father Divine "Flag Salute"...
Ansorge Association of Southern Women for the Prevention of Lynching FlossieBailey William O'Connell Bradley Ella Barksdale Brown Father Divine "Flag Salute"...
Ansorge Association of Southern Women for the Prevention of Lynching FlossieBailey William O'Connell Bradley Ella Barksdale Brown Father Divine "Flag Salute"...
Ansorge Association of Southern Women for the Prevention of Lynching FlossieBailey William O'Connell Bradley Ella Barksdale Brown Father Divine "Flag Salute"...
Ansorge Association of Southern Women for the Prevention of Lynching FlossieBailey William O'Connell Bradley Ella Barksdale Brown Father Divine "Flag Salute"...
Ansorge Association of Southern Women for the Prevention of Lynching FlossieBailey William O'Connell Bradley Ella Barksdale Brown Father Divine "Flag Salute"...
Ansorge Association of Southern Women for the Prevention of Lynching FlossieBailey William O'Connell Bradley Ella Barksdale Brown Father Divine "Flag Salute"...
Ansorge Association of Southern Women for the Prevention of Lynching FlossieBailey William O'Connell Bradley Ella Barksdale Brown Father Divine "Flag Salute"...
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