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| − | The '''NAACP''' (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) is | + | The '''NAACP''' (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) is a liberal organization that was founded in 1909 to work for the rights and advancement of [[African Americans]] (then called "Colored"). |
| + | The NAACP has always been the largest organization of its kind; troday it has 300,000 members in local chgapters around the country. It supported the end of [[Jim Crow]] and [[segregation]] in the 1960s, and to the implementation of [[affirmative action]]. | ||
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| + | In recent decades it has been torn by internal strife and plays a minor role in national affairs. | ||
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| + | ==Further reading== | ||
| + | * Jonas, Gilbert S. ''Freedom's Sword: The NAACP and the Struggle against Racism in America, 1909-1969'' (2005). 240 pp. | ||
| + | * Verney, Kevern and Lee Sartain, eds. ''Long Is the Way and Hard: One Hundred Years of the NAACP'' (2009), 16 essays by scholars | ||
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[[Category:United States Political Organizations]] | [[Category:United States Political Organizations]] | ||
| − | [[Category:Black History]] | + | ''[[Category:Black History]] |
[[Category:United States History]] | [[Category:United States History]] | ||
[[Category:Civil Rights Leaders]] | [[Category:Civil Rights Leaders]] | ||
Revision as of 10:00, October 18, 2009
The NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) is a liberal organization that was founded in 1909 to work for the rights and advancement of African Americans (then called "Colored").
The NAACP has always been the largest organization of its kind; troday it has 300,000 members in local chgapters around the country. It supported the end of Jim Crow and segregation in the 1960s, and to the implementation of affirmative action.
In recent decades it has been torn by internal strife and plays a minor role in national affairs.
Further reading
- Jonas, Gilbert S. Freedom's Sword: The NAACP and the Struggle against Racism in America, 1909-1969 (2005). 240 pp.
- Verney, Kevern and Lee Sartain, eds. Long Is the Way and Hard: One Hundred Years of the NAACP (2009), 16 essays by scholars