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National Association For The Advancement Of Colored People

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As African Americans were still not treated as equal with Caucasians, and on top of that being uneducated; they often caught the end of the totem pole. Lack of education, health education, and lack of job opportunities and below par living conditions forced them to live these lives of hell. It wasn’t until the development of the NAACP came around, that they began to see equal treatment. The NAACP is an organization created and developed for the advancement of African Americans. NAACP is an acronym for National Association for the advancement of Colored People. The NAACP website discusses the development and purpose of the NAACP. The NAACP was founded by a group of African Americans who were fed up with the injustices towards blacks. It was founded in 1908 with little, but eventually expanded to over ten cities. The foundation became the voice for African Americans who had no voice. They published newspaper articles, created opportunities for African Americans and focused on educating and getting blacks out of poverty. The NAACP also goes into the communities who are often have subpar health conditions; educates and provides them with needed medicines. This source will help with the further development of my paper on the NAACP. Growing up in a small town in Massachusetts, William Edward Burghardt Du Bois, also known as W.E.B was born Du Bois learned early to use his resources. Even though he was young, his father’s passing, taught him to learn knowledge every chance he

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