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The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was formed in 1909
as an interracial endeavor to advance justice and civil rights for African Americans.
Founders
Presents a biography of one of the founders of the NAACP, W.E.B. Du Bois. Includes information about his writings, his childhood, and his long life of activism.
Presents a biography of civil rights lawyer and Supreme Court Justice, Thurgood Marshall focusing on his work for the NAACP during the civil rights movement.
Chronicles the personal and political stories behind the "Brown v. Board of Education" Supreme Court case that ended school segregation. Discusses the work of the NAACP, the Supreme Court judges, children affected by the ruling, and persisting issues with diversity and segregation in schools. Includes text of the Fourteenth Amendment and the Brown v. Board case as well as an index.
Chronicles the events and trials that led to the landmark Supreme Court ruling, Brown vs. Board of Education. Highlights the key players involved in the struggle and their strategies to overcome injustice.
NAACP: Our History
Library of Congress Exhibit: NAACP: A Century in the Fight for Freedom
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