NATION'S PREMIER CIVIL RIGHTS ORGANIZATION
Founded February 12, 1909, the NAACP is the nation’s foremost, largest, and most widely recognized civil rights organization.
Founded February 12, 1909, the NAACP is the nation’s foremost, largest, and most widely recognized civil rights organization. Its more than half-million members and supporters throughout the United States and the world are the premier advocates for civil rights in their communities, leading grassroots campaigns for equal opportunity and conducting voter mobilization.
We stand with NAACP branches across the nation as they struggle to hold police accountable in their communities.
It is notable that although some law enforcement agencies have spoken out against George Floyd’s murder, the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Department has yet to make a statement – which reflects its troubled relationship with the African American community.
Consider these incidents:
The vision of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is to ensure a society in which all individuals have equal rights and there is no racial hatred or racial discrimination.
The mission of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is to
ensure the political, educational, social and economic equality of rights of all persons and to
eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination.