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History of the NAACP
General
NAACP History Rice NAACP History Overview
of The Crisis Magazine
General NAACP History
The NAACP was formed in 1909 in New York City by a group
of black and white citizens fighting for social justice. On
February 12, 1909, a "Call" was issued by a collection
of 60 signatures for a meeting on the concept of creating an
organization that would be an aggressive watchdog of Negro
liberties. Ida Wells-Barnett, W.E.B. DuBois, Henry Moscowitz,
Mary White Ovington, Oswald Garrison Villiard, William English
Walling and led the "Call" to renew the struggle for
civil and political liberty. The NAACP is a network of more than
2,200 branches covering all 50 states, the District of Columbia,
Japan and Germany. They are divided into seven regions and are
managed and governed by a National Board of Directors. The NAACP
is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. Currently the total
membership exceeds 500,000.
Overview of The Crisis
Magazine
In 1910, William Edward Burghardt Du Bois
founded THE CRISIS magazine as the premier crusading voice for
civil rights. Today, THE CRISIS, one of the oldest black
periodicals in America, continues this mission. A respected
journal of thought, opinion and analysis, the magazine was and
still remains the official publication of the National
Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and is
the NAACP's articulate partner in the struggle for human rights
for people of color.
Published bi-monthly, THE CRISIS
magazine is dedicated to being an open and honest forum for
discussing critical issues confronting people of color, American
society and the world in addition to highlighting the historical
and cultural achievements of these diverse peoples. In essays,
interviews, in-depth reporting, etc., writers explore past and
present issues concerning race and its impact on educational,
economic, political, social, moral, and ethical issues. And, each
issue is highlighted with a special section, "The NAACP
Today" reporting the news and events of the NAACP on a local
and national level.
THE CRISIS is published by The Crisis
Publishing Company, Inc. — a for-profit enterprise that is
legally separate from the NAACP. Except for the stories featured
in "The NAACP Today," the opinions expressed in the
pages of THE CRISIS may not represent the official position of
the NAACP. We believe that actively cultivating a diversity of
opinion is a healthy necessary step to solving the problem of
race. We understand that there is no one right way to translate
good intentions into workable public policy.
Building on
the foundation established by Du Bois, we pledge our commitment
to an integrated, non-violent society that rejects all forms of
racism, anti-Semitism, sexism and homophobia.
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