NAACP Timeline by Chayla Prendergast

1909-NAACP is Founded

chaylaprendergast — 2025-09-25 13:33:40 UTC

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was founded in 1909 by Web DuBois and a group of mixed racial activists that were shocked by racial violence.

1910-First Annual Convention

chaylaprendergast — 2025-09-25 13:37:13 UTC

The NAACP holds its first annual convention in order to establish themselves as a group and to address continued racial injustice.

1917-"Call to Negro Americans" was published

chaylaprendergast — 2025-09-25 13:40:31 UTC

The NAACP publishes Web DuBois' "Call to Negro Americans" in order to convince the Black community to fight for civil rights.

1930s-The Great Depression

chaylaprendergast — 2025-09-25 13:44:42 UTC

The NAACP used the Great Depression as a time to focus its efforts on fighting for economic justice for African Americans. They advocated for policies and programs to lessen the financial burden for Black communities.

1941- March on Washington Movement

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A. Philip Randolph and other black leaders of the time organized a march on Washington D.C. The protested discrimination within the defense industry, and ultimately led to President Franklin D. Roosevelt issuing an executive order to prevent this discrimination.

1948- End of Segregation within the Military

chaylaprendergast — 2025-09-25 14:50:30 UTC

President Harry S. Truman issued an executive order in order to eliminate discrimination with the United States' armed forces. This was a crucial step in the NAACP's efforts to desegregate America.

1954- Brown vs. Board of Education

chaylaprendergast — 2025-09-25 14:53:50 UTC

The NAACP wins a monumental Supreme Court Case the states that discrimination in public schools in unconstitutional. This ends the "separate but equal" doctrine.

1955-56- Montgomery Bus Boycott

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The NAACP provided legal and moral support for the Montgomery Bus Boycott. The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a major protest against segregated bus systems. This was also the event that made Martin Luther King Jr. more notorious and began his long fight for African-American equality.

1960-Lunch Counter Sit-Ins

chaylaprendergast — 2025-09-25 14:58:54 UTC

The NAACP joined and supported student sit-ins across the South in order to challenge segregation within public facilities.

1964- Civil Rights Act

chaylaprendergast — 2025-09-25 15:01:04 UTC

The NAACP celebrates the [massage of this law that states that no one should be discriminated against due to "race, color, religion, sex, or national origin" in employment and many other areas of interests.