1906
1906: Bénito Sylvain founded L’OŒuvre du Relèvement Social des Noirs under the joint protection of the leaders of Haiti and Ethiopia.
1906: Bénito Sylvain founded L’OŒuvre du Relèvement Social des Noirs under the joint protection of the leaders of Haiti and Ethiopia. The organization sought to combat color prejudice and foster cooperation between European colonists and African natives.
Source · p. 134
Nicholls, From Dessalines to Duvalier, 134