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The '''NAACP''' (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) is an organization that was founded in 1909 to work for the rights and advancement of [[African Americans]] (then called "Colored"). The NAACP is the largest organization of its kind with 400,000 members.{{fact}} Through its history, the organization saw a number of changes occur for the group it represented, from the removal of [[Jim Crow]] laws, to the end of [[segregation]], and to the implementation of [[affirmative action]].
The '''NAACP''' (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) is an organization that was founded in 1909 to work for the rights and advancement of [[African Americans]] (then called "Colored"). The NAACP is the largest organization of its kind with 400,000 members.{{fact}} Through its history, the organization saw a number of changes occur for the group it represented, from the removal of [[Jim Crow]] laws, to the end of [[segregation]], and to the implementation of [[affirmative action]].
[[Category:United States Political Organizations]]
[[Category:United States Political Organizations]]
[[Category:Black History]]
[[Category:United States History]]
[[Category:Civil Rights Leaders]]