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July 11, 1909

NAACP Founded

On July 11, 1905, the Niagara Movement, precursor to the NAACP, was founded. The NAACP itself held its first national conference in 1909. The organization became the leading civil rights organization in America, fighting segregation and discrimination through legal challenges and advocacy.

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People: W.E.B. Du Bois, Ida B. Wells
Sources
1. NAACP History — NAACP2. The NAACP: A History of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People — Library of Congress

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