feb 12, 1909 - NAACP Founded

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The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was founded in 1909, emerging from the Niagara Movement as a biracial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. Its founding members, including W.E.B. Du Bois, Ida B. Wells, Mary White Ovington, and others, aimed to combat racial discrimination and promote civil rights through legal avenues, public protest, and advocacy for anti-lynching legislation and the elimination of racial segregation.

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