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 1 Collection or Record:
College of Charleston vertical file on "The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People"
Collection
Identifier: Mss 0034-121
Collection Overview
The collection consists of materials gathered by the staff of the Robert Scott Small Library at the College of Charleston, South Carolina. It includes 6 pamphlets covering NAACP membership, organizational information, and current programs in various regions of the United States.
The file also includes 2 reports. One report covers the 62nd Annual Convention and Resolutions of the NAACP from July 4-July 9, 1971 in Minneapolis, Minnesota (7 pages). The second report is the NAACP Legal Defense...
Dates:
1970s, 1980s
Found in:
Special Collections