The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is the nation's oldest pre-eminent civil rights organization. In existance for nearly a century the NAACP is responsible for a number of victories in the struggle for justice and equality in America. The Association continues to be at the forefront of issues paramount to our communities. Our efforts have lead to the launch of new initiatives and programs aimed at eliminating disparities in economic development, healthcare, education, technology and many other issues.
The Association is active internationally, dividing the United States and four supporting countries into seven regions. With a current active membership of more than 300,000, the NAACP has over 200 college chapters, 500 youth concils and 1700 adult branches with overseas branches in Germany, Italy, Korea and Japan.
The second edition of the NAACP Centennial Legacy Calendar will highlight such historical events in American history as: 1954 Brown v Board of Education Supreme Court Decision outlawing segregation in public education; the comprehensive 1964 Civil Rights Act signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson; 1965 Voting Rights Act, ensuring the right to vote for African American citizens, the tragic assassination in the summer of 1963 of NAACP Field Director Medgar W. Evers and in the fall, United States President John F. Kennedy; and the nomination of Thurgood Marshall, former NAACP Legal Counsel as Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1967.
This 2008 historical document will provide you with a retrospective of the NAACP’s extraordinary history, which defined our past and shapes our future.
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