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NAACP

American  
Or N.A.A.C.P.
  1. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.


NAACP British  

abbreviation

  1. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

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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

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

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

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2024

The national club is now led by executive director Ben Jealous, former chief executive of the NAACP, but contention over issues of diversity have persisted.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 27, 2024

As a member of Motons parent-teacher association and a founding board member of the Farmville chapter of the NAACP, Dorothy worked hard to improve the long-term educational prospects of the young people of Farmville.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly