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    lending support to organizations that ally with their causes and values. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, or NAACP, is one of the largest and most revered lobbyist groups in America. Founded in 1909, the NAACP’s mission was to bring attention to inequality and problems with civil rights. At the time of its founding, the NAACP was responding to horrific violence against blacks, which continued throughout the Civil Rights Movement as blacks across the country moved against

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    The Scottsboro case strongly illustrated the different strategies of the NAACP and the Communist Party in the 1930s. Unlike the NAACP, the Communist Party rushed to the sides of the Scottsboro boys. They were the first to offer the Scottsboro boys legal defense. They immediately met with the families of the accused and staged huge protest, in support of the boys, throughout the states. The NAACP moved at a much slower pace, which confused a lot of the African American community. Rape was seen as

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    Court Fighting On February 12, 1909, the NAACP, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, was founded. The NAACP was founded in response to the 1908 race riot in Springfield, Illinois and the terrible practice known as lynching. Their goal was to secure the rights, for all people, guaranteed to people in the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments in the United States Constitution. Even though some of the most important wins in court happened when Charles Hamilton Houston was the leader

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    Parks was a part of the NAACP. Parks finally joins the NAACP with the help of her childhood friend. The NAACP stands for, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. The NAACP is the most important organization in African-American politics, and historically it was the most visible organization in the 20th century struggle for freedom and equality. Rosas husband, Raymond Parks, was part of the NAACP, and after Rosa got her high school diploma she joined the NAACP too with her husband

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    Source C (See Appendix 3) is certainly valuable to some extent. The provenance of the source is from a report by a civil rights worker for the NAACP, early 1930s. This is valuable to an historian studying the Civil Rights Movement because it is relevant to the time period. However, a limitation is that subjectivity of the witness is problematic. This is because a single piece of testimony cannot claim to be a representative viewpoint, a reliable indication of general opinion. The content is also

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    following paragraphs will talk about the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), a private agency that does work on behalf of Human Rights issues. Along with the mission of the organization it will also speak to the work that they have done and the challenges that they encounter in the process. NAACP The NAACP is one of the original human rights groups that advocates for fair treatment primarily for African

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    this time that gave rise to the restoration of universal suffrage and the outlaw of legal segregation were CORE (Congress of Racial Equality ), SCLC ( Southern Christian Leadership Conference ), SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee), and NAACP( National Association for the Advancement of Colored

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    A landmark case entered the United States Supreme Court in 1954 Brown v Topeka educational school board. The case challenged the idea of accepting segregation within educational facilities. , Brown was heralded as the triumph over legal barriers to better educational opportunities for African American children Brown v Topeka was a watershed case in the United States that challenged past precedents, shook the race relations in society, and perpetuated an extraordinary drive in the United States for

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    era the NAACP emerged. By supporting such cases such as Moore V Dempsey, Guinn V United States and Brown v Board Of Education, the group’s influence in both modern day and past civil rights movements is irrefutable. With this in mind this group has also had its pitfalls and has not always, still to this day, have the support of the entire black community for varying reasons. Marcus Garvey was a major activist voice that vehemently disagreed with the goals and tactics of the NAACP. The NAACP goal was

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    became president of the first Brevard County Branch of the NAACP. “ The initiation of this organization eventually provoked the enrichment of equal rights in Florida. During a time where African Americans were in the midst of fighting for equal rights, the Brevard County NAACP was constantly advocating for the civil rights activists. Due to his compassion for civil rights, “[Harry T. Moore] organized the first state conference of NAACP chapters in the state of Florida…[and] became its president”

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