Henry Moskowitz (activist)

Henry Moskowitz (September 27, 1880 – December 18, 1936) was a civil rights activist, and one of the co-founders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

In 1914, New York City mayor John Purroy Mitchel appointed him president of the Municipal Civil Service Commission.

In 1917, he served as the Commissioner of Public Markets in New York City.

He was the founding Executive Director of the League of New York Theatres, which eventually became The Broadway League, the organization known for producing the Tony Awards.

[2] He was also an active leader in Theodore Roosevelt's Progressive Party.