Walter Francis White (1893–1955) was a prominent American civil rights activist and the long-time executive secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) from 1929 to 1955. White was a key figure in the civil rights movement, known for his instrumental role in major legal and political battles against racial discrimination and segregation in the mid-20th century. Although legally Black and identifying as such, White had light skin, blond hair, and blue eyes,