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The Northeastern Federation of Colored Women's Clubs (NFCWC) is an

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representing black women's clubs in the

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. The organization was affiliated with the

National Association of Colored Women's Clubs The National Association of Colored Women's Clubs (NACWC) is an American organization that was formed in July 1896 at the First Annual Convention of the National Federation of Afro-American Women in Washington, D.C., United States, by a merger of t ...

(NACWC). It was the first umbrella organization for black women's clubs in the United States, predating the NACWC by a month. The motto of the club is "For God and Humanity".

About

Mary H. Dickerson founded an organization on June 3, 1896, under the name "New England Federation of Women's Clubs". The organization was inspired by the

(NACWC). Two years later, the name was changed to the Northeastern Federation of Colored Women's Clubs (NFCWC) and Dickerson served as the first president. In 1899, the NFCWC withdrew their membership from the NACWC over differences in choices of officers for the group, which NFCWC felt did not best represent them. However, later, they did re-affiliate, become one of four regional groups of the NACWC. NFCWC met annually, sending delegates who represented their local areas in

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. It comprised 55 clubs in from the

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part of the

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in the early 1900s. In 1904, the NFCWC petitioned President

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to urge him to take steps against

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. On August 12, 1904, after their annual convention, the group protested lynching and other forms of discrimination against African Americans. NFCWC also appealed to President

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in 1919 to stop

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. The organization was formally incorporated in

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on June 15, 1927. Headquarters for the group were set up in

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, in a building donated by Louise M. Fayerweather on September 22, 1927.

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Official site
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Echoes from the Annual Convention of Northeast Federation of Colored Women's Clubs
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