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February 12, 1909
NAACP Founded Date
The NAACP was founded on Abraham Lincoln's 100th birthday by a multiracial group of activists.
July 16, 1862
Ida B. Wells Born
Journalist and anti-lynching activist Ida B. Wells was born in Holly Springs, Mississippi.
July 11, 1909
NAACP Founded
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People held its first national conference in New York City.
March 9, 1892
Memphis Free Speech Newspaper Destroyed
Ida B. Wells' newspaper was destroyed by a white mob after her anti-lynching editorials.