The Hamitic League of the World was an African American nationalist organization. Its declared aims were: The word Hamitic derives from Ham the son of Noah in the Old Testament. The organisation was founded in 1917 by George Wells Parker. In 1918 it published his pamphlet Children of the Sun. At this time Cyril Briggs also became the editor of their journal, The Crusader which subsequently became the journal of the African Blood Brotherhood. See also Civil Rights Movement in Omaha, Nebraska 1917 establishments in Nebraska African Americans' rights organizations African and Black nationalist organizations in North America African-American history in Omaha, Nebraska History of North Omaha, Nebraska Organizations established in 1917