Citizens_Liberty_League
Citizen's Liberty League
Political organisation in Missouri
The Citizen's Liberty League was a political organization established in Missouri to advance the interests of African Americans in the Republican Party.[1] It addressed the policies of segregation, exclusion, and discrimination in the state. It was established in 1919 in Pythian Hall.[2]
The league was founded by George L. Vaughn, Joseph E. Mitchell, Charles Turpin, and Homer G. Phillips to promote and endorse African American political candidates and worked to secure a share of appointed public offices for African Americans.[3][4][5][6]
The group helped elect Walthall Moore to the Missouri General Assembly.[2]
The group adopted a resolution at the Union Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church in St. Louis.[7] It was presented into the record of the Missouri House of Representatives.[8]
By the early 1930s, Vaughn had switched to the Democratic Party and advocated for others to do as well. Phillips was murdered in 1931.