NAACP During the Civil Rights Movement Various individuals involved in the NAACP influenced desegregation while working on gaining civil rights. NAACP stands for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. They worked on implementing civil rights in multiple areas of life(National). The association started a movement fighting against segregation(Newman). Segregation was not their only focus, they wanted black’s civil rights to be improved(Newman). Moorfield Storey was the president who was surrounded by a board of directors(Oldest). Du Bois was the only African American to be assigned an executive position in the group(Oldest). Others members were also civil rights advocates(Oldest). However, the members were not the only
