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Volma Robert Overton (September 26, 1924 – October 31, 2005) was an African-American civil rights activist and president of NAACP's Austin, Texas chapter from 1962 to 1983. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] He is best known for his legal efforts to end racial segregation in Austin schools.
Rupert Florence Richardson (January 14, 1930 – January 24, 2008) was an American civil rights activist and civil rights leader who served as the national president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) from 1992 to 1995, and as the national president emeritus of the NAACP following her term as president.
BASTROP — An NAACP official and relatives are asking for more information to be released about the investigation into the shooting death of 41-year-old Steven Smith in Bastrop County on Sept. 13.
Abbott (2018), [6] a successful federal challenge to Texas’ discriminatory voter ID law, and was the lead architect of National Urban League, et al. v. Trump (2020), which sought to declare President Trump’s Executive Order banning diversity, equity, and inclusion training in the workplace unconstitutional before it was later rescinded by ...
In an interview with GQ Magazine, Derrick Johnson expressed that the NAACP does not endorse Presidential candidates. [7] However, when asked about Donald Trump, Johnson opined that he has not "seen a single president as bad as Trump." [7] On June 10, 2020, the NAACP hosted a virtual town hall with former Vice President Joe Biden. [8]
Two presidential children, John Quincy Adams and George W. Bush, have become president in their own right. John Scott Harrison is the only person to be both a child of a U.S. president and a parent of another U.S. president, being a son of William Henry Harrison and the father of Benjamin Harrison .
Clarence Maurice Mitchell Jr. (March 8, 1911 – March 18, 1984) was an American civil rights activist and was the chief lobbyist for the NAACP for nearly 30 years. [1] [2] He also served as a regional director for the organization.
Gunnar Nelson, Rick Nelson, sister Tracy Nelson, Kristin Nelson, and Matthew Nelson pose for a portrait in 1968. (Photo: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) (Michael Ochs Archives via Getty Images)