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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Highlights of NAACP History 1909-1973

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09640.172 Author/Creator: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Place Written: New York, New York Type: Pamphlet Date: 1973 Pagination: 26 p. : Height: 30.4 cm, Width: 22.8 cm Order a Copy

One pamphlet entitled, "Highlights of NAACP History 1909-1973" dated 1973. Item includes event details from 1909 to 1973 of NAACP's involvement in Supreme Court cases, establishment of publications, leaders, civil rights actions, prison reform and award recipients.

Wilkins, Roy, 1901-1981
Du Bois, William Edward Burghardt, 1868-1963
Spingarn, Arthur B. (Arthur Barnett), 1878-1971
White, Walter Francis, 1893-1955
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968

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