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NAACP  

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  • The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is the premiere civil rights organization in the United States with the largest membership and longest record of combating racism and discrimination. As a democratic, independent, grassroots organization, the NAACP played a vital role in every major civil rights struggle in the 20th century. [Source: Encyclopedia of Counseling; National Association for the Advancement of Colored People]

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  • National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

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