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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
INQUIRY QUESTION

What impact did the NAACP have on the civil rights movement?

Introduction
We are researching the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) because we feel many of their rights are still being violated. The NAACP was founded by W.E.B. Du bois an American sociologist, historian, and civil rights activist. Du bois was also the first African American to earn a Ph.D. from Harvard University. The NAACP ensures that everyone’s rights are protected regardless of race and to eliminate race-based discrimination.

 Brief History 

During 1955 and 1968 many acts of nonviolent protest and civil disobedience created crisis situations. The African-American Civil Rights Movement goals were to end racial segregation and discrimination and to secure legal recognition and protection of the rights in the Constitution and federal law.

United States achieve its goals set forth in the Civil Rights Movement

A. Desegregation and equal access to education and public facilities

Brown vs Board of Education of Topeka Kansas 1954 B. Equality in the workforce

Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlawed discrimination based on race,  color, religion, sex, or national origin. C. Equal housing rights

The Fair Housing Act of 1968 outlawed refusal to sell/rent a house to any person because of race, color, religion, sex or national origin. D. Voting rights

Voting Rights act of 1965 prohibits racial discrimination in voting E. Equal treatment under the law

Brown vs Board of Education of Topeka Kansas 1954

 Brown VS Board Education of Topeka Kansas 1958 

The story of Brown v. Board of Education, which ended legal segregation in public schools, is one of hope and courage. When the people agreed to be accusing in the case, they never knew they would change history. The people who make up this story were ordinary people. They were teachers, secretaries, welders, ministers and students who simply wanted to be treated equally.For most of the sixty years within the Brown case, racial segregation has been taking over race relations in the U.S.. This policy had been supported by the United States Supreme Court case of Plessy v. Ferguson, as long as the separate facilities for the separate races were equal, segregation did not violate the Fourteenth Amendment

 Civil Rights Act of 1964 

After the Civil war in 1861-1865, a trio of amendments abolished slavery, changed slaved people into citizen and allowed all men, regardless of race, to vote. With the Civil Rights Act, all men, including black and other minorities were denied service based on their skin color. Segregation on the grounds of race, religion or national origin was banned at all places of public accommodation, including courthouses, parks, restaurants, theaters, sports arenas and hotels.

 Fair Housing Act of 1968 

The Fair Housing Act protects people from discrimination whether they are renting, buying, or securing financing for any housing. The prohibitions specifically cover discrimination because of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, and disability. Because of this act, no one can refuse to rent or sell housing, refuse to negotiate for housing, make housing unavailable, set different terms, conditions or privileges for sale or rental of a dwelling, provide different housing services or facilities, falsely deny that housing is available for inspection, sale, or rental, for profit, persuade owners to sell or rent or, Deny anyone access to or membership in a facility or service related to the sale or rental of housing. It is illegal for anyone to make an advertisement limiting their customers to everyone other than someone's race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status, or handicap.

 Voting Rights Act of 1965 

The Voting Rights Act prohibits racial discrimination from voting. This Act was signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson enforcing the fourteenth and fifteenth amendment. Within this time period, African Americans were very hesitant because they will risk harassment, intimidation, economic reprisals, and physical violence when they tried to register or vote.

Conclusion
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was one of the most influential civil rights organization in the United States. The NAACP focused on legal plans to deal with the critical civil rights issues of the day. They called for federal anti-lynching laws and organized series of challenges to segregation in public schools, which later led to the 1954 Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education, which declared the doctrine of “separate but equal” to be unconstitutional. Although other civil rights groups emerged in the 1950s and 1960s, the NAACP played an important role within the movement, co-organizing the 1963 March on Washington, and successfully attempting to influence decisions for legislation that resulted in the 1964 Civil Rights Act and 1965 Voting Act. In a way, the NAACP led many other civil rights groups to justice.