NAACP
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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
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
On Tuesday, I watched him energise a packed convention hall with a speech to the African-American civil rights group the NAACP.
From BBC • Jul. 22, 2024
Though the Barnetts, Abbott, Jackson, and Hill are long gone, the Defender, the Urban League, the NAACP, and Quinn Chapel remain cornerstones of the community, still called home by both middle class and poor.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
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