NAACP

American

Or N.A.A.C.P.

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

NAACP British

abbreviation

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

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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

At the end of 1955, Rosa Parks, the secretary of the NAACP, staged a similar protest and entered history.

From Salon • Jan. 14, 2026

Working with the NAACP, it contributed to a series of lawsuits that would ultimately help overturn the Plessy v.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 19, 2025

In a statement Derrick Johnson, head of the civil rights group NAACP, said: “These actions are not normal.”

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2024

Nixon urged Mrs. Parks to get Claudette Colvin involved with the NAACP.

From "Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice" by Phillip Hoose

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