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The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) [a] is an American civil rights organization formed in 1909 as an interracial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans by a group including W. E. B. Du Bois, Mary White Ovington, Moorfield Storey, Ida B. Wells, Lillian Wald, and Henry Moskowitz.
Pages in category "NAACP activists" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 267 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
Walter Francis White (July 1, 1893 – March 21, 1955) was an American civil rights activist who led the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) for a quarter of a century, from 1929 until 1955.
First member of Congress to introduce legislation prohibiting discrimination in pay on the basis of sex: Pauli Murray: 1910 1985 United States American civil rights activist who became a lawyer, gender equality advocate, Episcopal priest, and author: Elizabeth Peratrovich: 1911 1958 United States: Alaskan activist for native people Amelia ...
The rift with the NAACP grew larger in 1934 when Du Bois reversed his stance on segregation, stating that "separate but equal" was an acceptable goal for African Americans. [229] The NAACP leadership was stunned, and asked Du Bois to retract his statement, but he refused, and the dispute led to Du Bois's resignation from the NAACP. [230]
This week's Free Press Flashback is from the archive, a 1984 interview with Rev. Charles G. Adams shortly after becoming president of the NAACP. Free Press Flashback: The Rev. Charles Adams' first ...
During her speeches, Ovington would show the geography of all the NAACP location branches and how far the association has come. "They should know the power the race has gained" - Mary White Ovington [7] The NAACP was criticized by some members of the African-American community. Members of the organization were physically attacked by white racists.
NAACP member Ebony Johnson, at center, asks K Miller, at right, contest questions during an effort to register hard-to-reach voters at Tootsie’s Cabaret in Miami Gardens on Friday, October 4, 2024.