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WHAT IS THE NAACP? |
Our Mission
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.
Vision Statement
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.
Objectives
The following statement of objectives is found
on the first page of the NAACP Constitution
the principal objectives of the Association
shall be:
- To ensure
the political, educational, social, and
economic equality of all citizens
- To achieve
equality of rights and eliminate race
prejudice among the citizens of the United
States
- To remove
all barriers of racial discrimination
through democratic processes
- To seek
enactment and enforcement of federal, state,
and local laws securing civil rights
- To inform
the public of the adverse effects of racial
discrimination and to seek its elimination
- To educate
persons as to their constitutional rights
and to take all lawful action to secure the
exercise thereof, and to take any other
lawful action in furtherance of these
objectives, consistent with the NAACP's
Articles of Incorporation and this
Constitution.
For more
information about the History & Objectives of
the NAACP, please read the entire
NAACP history on the national website. |
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