NAACP
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In addition to groups like the NAACP, the Department of Justice can also file those same claims.
From Slate ● May 19, 2026
The group’s nearly $800 million in net assets is close to that of better-known groups such as the American Civil Liberties Union and far more than the NAACP.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
It was also the site of the 1908 Race Riot, which helped spur the founding of the NAACP.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026
His nomination as director was denounced by the ACLU, the NAACP, the National Organization for Women, the Southern Poverty Law Center, and many other civil rights and civil liberties organizations.
From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2025
As youth advisor to the state NAACP, McKissick spread the gospel of direct action among North Carolina’s black students.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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