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Founded in 1909, the NAACP is the nation's oldest and largest civil rights organization. From the ballot box to the classroom, the thousands of dedicated workers, organizers, leaders and members who make up the NAACP continue to fight for social justice for all Americans.
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Five Years After Katrina: Lessons Still Not Learned
On the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, we are still failing to absorb the lessons that this and the multiple subsequent disasters… Read More
The NAACP’s Role in “Restoring Honor” to the Tea Party Movement
A month ago, we called for the Tea Party to repudiate the racist elements within its organization. While some members of the… Read More
NAACP Joins Civil and Human Rights Groups to Advance Vision, Legacy of 1963 March on Washington
NAACP President and CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous will join the National Action Network (NAN) and other civil and human rights organizations, unions… Read More
NAACP Deeply Disappointed in Ruling in the Evidentiary Hearing of Troy Davis
The NAACP is deeply disappointed in the decision by a Georgia federal district judge who ruled Tuesday that death row inmate Troy… Read More
