NAACP
Americanabbreviation
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Working with the NAACP, it contributed to a series of lawsuits that would ultimately help overturn the Plessy v.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 19, 2025
His nomination as director was denounced by the ACLU, the NAACP, the National Organization for Women, the Southern Poverty Law Center, and many other civil rights and civil liberties organizations.
From Salon • Aug. 18, 2025
In a statement Derrick Johnson, head of the civil rights group NAACP, said: “These actions are not normal.”
From BBC • Nov. 8, 2024
The national club is now led by executive director Ben Jealous, former chief executive of the NAACP, but contention over issues of diversity have persisted.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 27, 2024
Just because he had discovered a commonality of experience between himself and Ann Atwater didn’t mean that he would immediately leave the Klan and sign up with the NAACP.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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