National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Dates
- Existence: February 12, 1909
Biographical / Historical
The NAACP is nation's oldest and largest civil rights organization, created in 1909 to empower and protect African Americans under the Constitution through principles of equal justice under the law.
Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:
Ella Barksdale Brown Papers
The Ella Barksdale Brown Papers consist of correspondence, writings, financial papers, newspapers and other materials that document her work as an educator, anti-lynching activist, suffragist, and journalist. The bulk of the papers provide evidence of Brown's activism and involvement with numerous schools, youth groups, war relief, civil rights and community organizations.
Grace Mott Johnson papers
James Weldon Johnson and Grace Nail Johnson papers
William Pickens papers
Anna Strunsky Walling papers
Walter Francis White and Poppy Cannon papers
The Walter White and Poppy Cannon Papers document the careers and lives of Walter White and Poppy Cannon and span the dates 1910 to 1956. The Papers contain correspondence, writings, other papers, and photographs documenting Walter White's career as the Secretary for the N.A.A.C.P. and as a writer. Poppy Cannon's career as an editor, writer, and publicity consultant is also documented in the Papers.
C. Vann Woodward papers
The papers consist of correspondence, writings, topical files, and an interview, primarily documenting the professional career of historian C. Vann Woodward.