National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Abbreviation
NAACP
Formation
February 12, 1909; 115 years ago (1909-02-12)
Founders
W. E. B. Du Bois Mary White Ovington Moorfield Storey Ida B. Wells Lillian Wald Henry Moskowitz
Tax ID no.
38-4108034
Legal status
501(c)(4) Civic Leagues and Social Welfare Organizations
Purpose
"To ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination."
Headquarters
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Membership
300,000[1]
Chairman
Leon W. Russell
President and CEO
Derrick Johnson
Main organ
Board of directors
Budget
$24,800,000 (2019)[2]
Website
naacp.org
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The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)[a] is a civil rights organization in the United States, formed in 1909 as an interracial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans by a group including W. E. B. Du Bois, Mary White Ovington, Moorfield Storey, Ida B. Wells, Lillian Wald, and Henry Moskowitz.[4][5][6] Over the years, leaders of the organization have included Thurgood Marshall and Roy Wilkins.
Its mission in the 21st century is "to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate race-based discrimination". National NAACP initiatives include political lobbying, publicity efforts, and litigation strategies developed by its legal team.[7] The group enlarged its mission in the late 20th century by considering issues such as police misconduct, the status of black foreign refugees and questions of economic development.[8] Its name, retained in accordance with tradition, uses the once common term colored people, referring to those with some African ancestry.[9]
The NAACP bestows annual awards on African Americans in three categories: Image Awards are for achievements in the arts and media, Theatre Awards are for achievements in theatre and stage, and Spingarn Medals are for outstanding achievements of any kind. Its headquarters are in Baltimore, Maryland.[10]
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^Kwame Anthony Appiah, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., eds. Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience, in articles "Civil Rights Movement" by Patricia Sullivan (pp 441–455) and "National Association for the Advancement of Colored People" by Kate Tuttle (pp 1,388–1,391). ISBN 0-465-00071-1.
^Foer, Franklin (March 4, 2024). "The Golden Age of American Jews is Ending". The Atlantic.
^"NAACP History and Geography". Mapping American Social Movements Through the 20th Century. University of Washington. Archived from the original on May 10, 2017. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
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