American religious leader and civil rights activist (1897–1974)
Stephen Spottswood
Chair of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
In office 1961–1975
Preceded by
Robert C. Weaver
Succeeded by
Margaret Bush Wilson
Personal details
Born
Stephen Gill Spottswood
(1897-07-18)July 18, 1897 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died
December 2, 1974(1974-12-02) (aged 77) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Education
Albright College (BA) Gordon College (ThB) Yale University (DDiv)
Stephen Gill Spottswood (July 18, 1897 – December 2, 1974)[1] was a religious leader and civil rights activist known for his work as bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church (AMEZ) and chairman of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
Bishop Spottswood's papers are currently archived at the Amistad Research Center at Tulane University (not Dillard University).
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