NAACP - Wikipedia
Seven of the members of the Niagara Movement joined the Board of Directors of the NAACP, founded in 1909. [25] Although both organizations shared membership and overlapped for a time, the Niagara …
Our History | NAACP
On February 12, 1909, the nation's largest and most widely recognized civil rights organization was born.
The NAACP is founded | February 12, 1909 | HISTORY
On February 12, 1909, the 100th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth, a group that included African American leaders such as W.E.B. Du Bois and Ida B. Wells-Barnett announced the formation of a...
NAACP: A Century in the Fight for Freedom - Library of Congress
At the second annual meeting on May 12, 1910, the Committee adopted the formal name of the organization, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
February 12, 1909: A Meeting That Reshaped the Fight for Equality
1 day ago · On February 12, 1909—coinciding with the centennial of Abraham Lincoln’s birth—a small but determined coalition of Black and white reformers gathered in New York City to launch what …
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
The NAACP was formed in 1909 when progressive whites joined forces with W. E. B. Du Bois and other young blacks from the Niagara Movement, a group dedicated to full political and civil rights for …
February 2024: 1909 Founding of the NAACP - Census.gov
Dec 31, 2024 · In 1909, Du Bois, Terrell, and others gathered in New York City, NY, where they founded the NAACP on February 12, 1909, to fight racism and violence against all people of color in the …
This day in history: NAACP is founded on the late Abraham Lincoln
1 day ago · The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was founded on what would’ve been Abraham Lincoln’s 100th birthday. It was a gigantic milestone in the fight for civil ...
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Jan 29, 2026 · The NAACP was created in 1909 by an interracial group consisting of W.E.B. Du Bois, Ida Bell Wells-Barnett, Mary White Ovington, and others concerned with the challenges facing …
This Day in History: NAACP founded in 1909 - Action News 5
13 hours ago · On this day in history in 1909, the NAACP, an abbreviation for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, was founded.