The NAACP

Paper Summary:

This paper examines the history and development of the NAACP. The author describes the transition from the organization being focused on human rights to its current focus on civil rights. The paper gives a background history of the situation of African-Americans from the days of slavery to our times. W.E.B. DeBois' role in founding the organization is highlighted.

Table of Contents:
Introduction
History of the NAACP
Key Players of the NAACP
NAACP and Communism
Human Rights
Civil Rights
Internal Atruggles of the NAACP
Moving Rowards Civil Rights
Today

From the Paper:

"Since the days of slavery, African Americans have had to battle for rights that many people in the United States have been able to take for granted. The issue of slavery was put to rest many years ago, but the damage that the practice did to race relations is still a bruise on the hip of society as America works to provide true equality to those who reside in the states. If one were to trace the path of African American roots in the United States from the days of slavery until the 1960's, one would see a path filled with turmoil, angst, and hard earned victory in the area of civil rights for African Americans nationwide."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Anderson, Carol (2005) Eyes off the Prize
• The United Nations and the African American Struggle for Human Rights, 1944-1955 University of Missouri, Columbia (ISBN-13: 9780521824316 | ISBN-10: 0521824311)
• A QUESTION OF SEGREGATION (accessed 09-15-06) http://www.blackpressusa.com/history/Timeline_essay.asp?NewsID=108
• Biographical Sketch of W.E.B. DuBois By Gerald C. Hynes(accessed 09-15-06) http://www.duboislc.org/html/DuBoisBio.html
• Civil Rights Groups (accessed 09-15-06) http://www.discoverthenetwork.org/guideDesc.asp?catId=40&type=group

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