While John Hope was an early member of the National Association
for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), he was not one of
the founders. However, he did help co-found the Niagara Movement in
1905. The Niagara Movement was a civil rights organization seen as
the precursor to the NAACP. Both organizations shared members prior
to the Niagara Movement's disbanding in 1910.