On this day in 1909, the NAACP was officially established in New York

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On this day in 1909, the NAACP was officially established in New York

The formation of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was spurred by the devastating race massacre in Springfield, Illinois, in August 1908. The event saw a white mob ravage Black neighborhoods, torch businesses, and commit acts of lynching, leaving two Black men dead and many others injured. By February 12, 1909, […]

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