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1909 - Founding of the NAACP

Founded in New York City by a diverse group of Black and white citizens committed to social justice, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) became the United States’ largest and most influential civil rights organization. Its principal objective is to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights for all persons and to eliminate race-based discrimination.

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