Charles Edward RussellCHARLES EDWARD RUSSELL (1860-1941) was born in Iowa to an abolitionist newspaper editor, leading him to become a muckraking journalist and social activist. Following a race riot in Springfield, Illinois, in 1908, he co-founded the National Associatio for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Russell wrote a wide variety of influential articles and books, winning the Pulitzer Prize in 1928. Read More Read Less