Category: NAACP

Throughout American history, African Americans suffered a period of oppression through the unjust leadership of white supremacy groups in society, disowned of their legal rights, deprived of any voice in society, and threatened to the point of death for actions of protest for their rightfully given freedom. Medgar Evers, an American civil rights activist from…

It was a cold morning on December 8, 1952, and I was watching the news on TV while eating a small bowl of cereal. They were talking about sports from the previous day and scrolling across the bottom of the TV was breaking news that said The Supreme Court was hearing a huge case called…

In the United States, the court ruled on irrational decisions. The NAACP and legal activists for LGBT couples used legal mobilization as a strategy to prove it affected disadvantaged people the most. Legal mobilization is a strategy to use the law and courts to win social movement gains (Lecture, Sept. 25). They claimed that there…

Introduction to the Harlem Renaissance and Its Impact The Harlem Renaissance had a huge impact on the music, education, and the daily life of African Americans living in Ghetto Harlem. One of these Harlem thinkers was Langston Hughes, who went to college at Columbia University near Harlem. During the Renaissance, the African Americans showed their…

The Fight Towards True Freedom The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People also known as the NAACP was founded on February 12, 1909. The main cause of the creation of this group was a riot in the city of Springfield. The Springfield riots were the mistreatment and severe assaulting of African Americans by…

In the 1900s many African Americans suffered prejudice, violence, and the devastating effects of racism. During the 1950s and 1960s it was a time of growing groups of African Americans speaking out against inequality and injustice. This struggle lasted for decades. Many strategies were used by the civil rights activists and organisations, and all contributed…

Alabama during the 1950’s tried to make the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People give up and surrender their lists which included member names and member addresses. The NAACP feared that if the identities of members were made public, then there would be a real dangerous risk for intimidation and threats to their…

A lot of people can recall the term slave or slavery. The moment a person enters grade school theyll learn a significant amount of the history of slavery. We are taught from a young age about African Americans being subjected to horrifying labor and conditions in the early 17th and 18th century. In reality, most…