The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a civil rights organization in the United States, formed in 1909 as a bi-racial organization to advance justice for African Americans by W. E. B.
Founded: February 12, 1909
CEO: Cornell William Brooks (May 17, 2014–)
Headquarters: Baltimore, MD
Budget: 27.62 million USD
Founders: W. E. B. Du Bois, Ida B. Wells, Mary White Ovington, More
Leaders: Roslyn Brock, Cornell William Brooks
Founded in 1909, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP
) was one of the earliest and most influential civil rights organization in the United States. During its early years, the NAACP
focused on legal strategies designed to confront the critical civil rights issues of the day.
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was founded in 1909-1910 in New York City by a group of white and black intellectuals. United in their opposition to the gradualism preached by Booker T. Washington, the NAACP leaders sought, first, to make whites aware of the need for racial equality. To do this, the organization launched a program of speechmaking, lobbying, and publicizing the issue. It also started a magazine, the Crisis, which was edited for years by the black leader W. E. B. Du Bois. At the same time, the NAACP attacked segregation and racial inequality through the courts. It won a Supreme Court decision in 1915 against the grandfather clause (used by many southern states to prevent blacks from voting) and another in 1927 against the all-white primary.
Did You Know?Founded in 1909, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) today has approximately 425,000 members.
