NAACP Milestones

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Founding Father

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the nation’s oldest civil rights organization, celebrates its 100th anniversary this week.

It’s amazing to think it all started in 1909 with 60 people (including founding member W.E.B. Du Bois) who were tired of the rampant racism pervading our country. They decided to end injustice for all through nonviolent, legal action.

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