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NAACP Involvement
Volma Overton became the NAACP president of the Austin chapter in 1963. During his twenty-one year tenure, he organized picketed marches on segregated business, integrated Bastrop State Park, organized a credit union to serve east Austin, led a campaign to institute single-member districts for Austin city council elections, and served on the newly created commission on human rights, which developed from his efforts. The NAACP bestowed upon Mr. Overton the Arthur B. DeWitty Award in 1967. During his time as NAACP president, he spoke on issues ranging from integration of Travis County Schools to environmental inequalities that African Americans faced in East Austin.