jan 1, 1909 - NAACP founded
Description:
- NAACP = National Association for the Advancement of Colored People- civil rights organization against racism and discrimination
- an interracial endeavor to advance justice for AA by a group including for example Ida B. Wells
- purpose: to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate race-based discrimination
Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1909
Now
~ 116 years ago