National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Organization
Dates
- Existence: 1909 February 12 -
Administrative history
Abstract:
The NAACP is the nation's oldest and largest civil rights organization, created in 1909 to empower and protect African Americans under the Constitution through principles of equal justice under the law.
Functions
Places
- United States (Associated Country)
- Baltimore (Md.) (Residence)
Languages Used
- English
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and Statewide Advisory Reapportionment Committee (SARC) Testimony, 1991
File — Box 56: Series Series 2, Folder: 3
Identifier: Series 2
Scope and Contents
Given before the Reapportionment Subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee of the South Carolina Senate. Includes demographic reports.
Dates:
1991
Found in:
Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture
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Lucille Simmons Whipper papers
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Series 2: Political Career
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2.4: State of South Carolina Legislative Branch-The General Assembly: House of Representatives: The Honorable Lucille Whipper
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2.4.13: Legislative Conferences, Caucuses and Political Organizations
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2.4.13.4: South Carolina Legislative Black Caucus
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2.4.13.4.2: South Carolina Legislative Black Caucus: Redistricting and Reapportionment
John C. Ruoff papers
Collection
Identifier: AMN 1027
Abstract
John Carl Ruoff (born 1948) received a Ph.D. in History from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1976, specializing in social and cultural history of the 19th century American South. Starting in 1987, he has worked as Executive and then Research Director for South Carolina Fair Share, a civil rights advocacy group, providing statistical and demographic technical assistance and support to community groups. He has also provided policy analysis and advocacy on consumer, utility,...
Dates:
1972-2002