He succeeded James Weldon Johnson to lead a group in defending the Scottsboro boys and working to implement anti-lynching legislation.
This man was attacked for his marriage to the white South African Poppy Cannon. He was further criticized for a Look magazine article suggesting skin lightening could end the color line. Along with Roy Wilkins, he wrote an anonymous pamphlet attacking Paul Robeson. He succeeded James Weldon Johnson to lead a group in defending the Scottsboro boys and working to implement anti-lynching legislation. For 10 points, name this longtime NAACP leader, who set up the Legal Defense Fund and shares his name with a Breaking Bad character.
This man was attacked for his marriage to the white South African Poppy Cannon.
Walter Francis White