▁children ▁in ▁Baltimore ' s ▁schools . ▁B rag g ▁later ▁joined ▁W . ▁E . ▁B . ▁Du Bo is ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁found ers ▁of ▁the ▁Ni ag ara ▁Mov ement , ▁a ▁prec ursor ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Association ▁for ▁the ▁Ad van cement ▁of ▁Col ored ▁People . ▁B rag g ▁also ▁continued ▁publishing ▁the ▁month ly ▁Church ▁Adv oc ate , ▁wrote ▁several ▁books ▁as ▁listed ▁below , ▁and ▁worked ▁to ▁develop ▁black ▁minister s ▁( f ost ering ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 0 ▁voc ations , ▁including ▁the ▁Rev . ▁T oll ie ▁Ca ution , ▁who ▁worked ▁on ▁the ▁national ▁level ). ▁ ▁B rag g ▁fought ▁against ▁restrict ing ▁the ▁church ' s ▁mission ▁work ▁to ▁over se as ▁activities , ▁arg uing ▁that ▁the ▁den om ination ▁also ▁needed ▁to ▁fost er ▁African ▁American ▁con greg ations . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁secretary ▁and ▁histor i ograph er ▁of ▁the ▁Conference ▁of ▁Church ▁Work ers ▁among ▁Col ored ▁People — which ▁lo bb ied , ▁among ▁other ▁things , ▁for ▁the ▁election ▁and ▁consec r ation ▁of ▁black ▁b ish ops . ▁B rag g ▁himself ▁was ▁twice ▁interview ed , ▁but ▁never ▁selected ▁for ▁that ▁promotion . ▁Non eth eless , ▁Wil ber force ▁University ▁awarded ▁him ▁an ▁honor ary ▁degree ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 2 . ▁ ▁Death ▁and ▁legacy ▁B rag g ▁died ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁after ▁a ▁short ▁hospital ization ▁at