Throughout the Civil Rights Movement, African Americans fought against the hardships of segregation, but one organization helped to campaign against it. It is because of carefully selected founders, leaders, and attorneys that the NAACP is where it is today. They have accomplished goals, some eventually leading to the creation of acts or movements. The NAACP believes in campaigning and fighting for liberty and justice. In addition to this, the organization believes that discriminating against people is not the way to live. From the Civil Rights Movement to today, the NAACP impacts many lives of Americans and people of other ethnicities when they support and defend them through the struggles of segregation and discrimination.
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Not only did the organization have a main priority of anti-segregation, but also it organized campaigns for the most recognized events during this time. First, Daisy Bates, the president of the Arkansas State Conference of NAACP Branches organized a campaign to “desegregate public schools in Little Rock, Arkansas” (“Fight for Freedom”). During the 1950s, the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund prohibited segregation in public schools. Also, the NAACP participated in the March on Washington and the Silent March of July 8, 1917. This march was an anti-lynching presentation that challenged the American people and the government. With about 8,000 African Americans, this “silent protest” was against continuing murder, violence, and racial discrimination (“Smithsonian Museum NAACP”). In addition to the Silent March, the NAACP also focused on economic fairness and jobs available to African American workers during the Great Depression. Because of many of the NAACP’s continuing support during these protests and rallies, several more acts were passed and continue to aid people
The NAACP is an abbreviation for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored …show more content…
Not only did the organization have a main priority of anti-segregation, but also it organized campaigns for the most recognized events during this time. First, Daisy Bates, the president of the Arkansas State Conference of NAACP Branches organized a campaign to “desegregate public schools in Little Rock, Arkansas” (“Fight for Freedom”). During the 1950s, the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund prohibited segregation in public schools. Also, the NAACP participated in the March on Washington and the Silent March of July 8, 1917. This march was an anti-lynching presentation that challenged the American people and the government. With about 8,000 African Americans, this “silent protest” was against continuing murder, violence, and racial discrimination (“Smithsonian Museum NAACP”). In addition to the Silent March, the NAACP also focused on economic fairness and jobs available to African American workers during the Great Depression. Because of many of the NAACP’s continuing support during these protests and rallies, several more acts were passed and continue to aid people