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THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE

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It was founded ON February 12, 1909 after a deadly race riot in Springfield, Illinois the year before. This was a time when anti-black violence, such as lynching, was common.

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A total of 60 people signed the call on racial justice. There were many white liberals including Mary White Ovington, Oswald Garrison Villard, William English Walling, Dr. Henry Moscowitz and more. Seven of the 60 people that signed were African-American including the civil rights activist W.E.B Du Bois, and also Ida B. Wells

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They aimed to secure for all people the rights in the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments: Abolishing slavery, becoming citizens, and having the right to vote. Also it was to guarantee , economic, educational, social and political equality to minorities in the U.S. They wanted to eliminate prejudice between races and get rid of racial discrimination

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What did they do during the Civil Rights Movement?

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What did they do during the Civil Rights Movement?

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They helped out law school segregation in 1954 during the "Brown vs. Board of Education" case. They also helped pass the Civil Rights Acts of 1957, 1964, 1968, and Voting Act of 1965. Some people retaliated against the NAACP, but it did not stop them. They even had celebrities like Jackie Robinson advocating for them.

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The group had branches in big cities and grew rapidly. They recorded 9,000 members in 1917 which quickly grew to around 90,000 in 1919. In 1946, they had around 600,000 members A top priority was eradicating lynching, and they supported non-lynching laws. They widely advocated against lynching. They also fought for economic justice and jobs for African Americans.

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W.E.B. Du Bois founded The Crisis Magazine for civil rights in 1910. Du Bois and the magazine worked with famous African -Americans such as Langston Hughes during the Harlem Renaissance. The magazine discussed issues facing African Americans at the time. Also on big problems like lynching and WWI.

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In 2000, they had a vote campaign which managed to get over 1 million more African Americans than in 1996 to vote in the election . They also now focus on the "Game Changers" in today's world. These are: economic sustainability, education, voting rights and political representation, health, public safety and criminal justice, and expanding youth and young adult engagement.