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CIVIC ENGAGEMENTCIVIC ENGAGEMENTNAACPNAACP

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Reviewing The HistoryReviewing The History

NAACP- National Association for the Advanceent ofNAACP- National Association for the Advanceent of

Colored Peo!leColored Peo!le

"ored in #$%$"ored in #$%$

&rgani'ation&rgani'ation

&riginally !ressing following thro(gh with #)&riginally !ressing following thro(gh with #)thth*#+*#+thth*#,*#,thth

after they were !assedafter they were !assed

ringing e.(al rights to !eo!le of color/ringing e.(al rights to !eo!le of color/

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0here the Meeting too1 Place0here the Meeting too1 Place

2allas ranch NAACP Me3ershi!2allas ranch NAACP Me3ershi!MeetingMeeting

,#,% Mar1 Trail* 2allas* Te4as 5,6)6,#,% Mar1 Trail* 2allas* Te4as 5,6)6

Meetings are norally held the firstMeetings are norally held the first

T(esday of every onth/T(esday of every onth/

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2isc(ssion2isc(ssion

Personal cons(ed inforation/Personal cons(ed inforation/

7 VI2E&8VI2E&8

999* NAACP Hold Historic Meeting in999* NAACP Hold Historic Meeting in0yoing0yoing htt!:;;yo(t(/3e;nyAoR2n

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Meaning of the MeetingMeaning of the Meeting

To 3ring e.(a3ility in all as!ects ofTo 3ring e.(a3ility in all as!ects of

i!ortant systes s(ch as:i!ortant systes s(ch as:

PoliticsPolitics@o3s@o3s

EconoicallyEconoically

Ed(cationallyEd(cationallyAnd other concernsAnd other concerns

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NAACP I!ortanceNAACP I!ortance

It 3rings !eo!le together not only !eo!leIt 3rings !eo!le together not only !eo!le

of color 3(t also other ethnicities toof color 3(t also other ethnicities to

i!rove and develo! e.(al and fartheri!rove and develo! e.(al and farther

e.(al rights as a co(nity/e.(al rights as a co(nity/

However* the vast !lan is to hel! ens(reHowever* the vast !lan is to hel! ens(re

rights to the colored co(nity e.(al torights to the colored co(nity e.(al to

the rights of the rest of the !eo!le/the rights of the rest of the !eo!le/

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IagesIages &f Past&f Past In(sticesIn(stices

##ststiage B2eanding E.(al Rightsiage B2eanding E.(al Rights

66ndndiage B8trong Roots of Racis In The

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"reedo Riders"reedo Riders

Nove3er 6,-6D 6%#)Nove3er 6,-6D 6%#)

Going to iringha and Montgoery* Ala3aa then on to Atlanta*Going to iringha and Montgoery* Ala3aa then on to Atlanta*

GeorgiaGeorgia

2r/ @erry Cha3ers2r/ @erry Cha3ers

Ta1ing )% children in 2I82 to relive the "reedo Riders// Also the B+Ta1ing )% children in 2I82 to relive the "reedo Riders// Also the B+ittle Girls of the infao(s #Fittle Girls of the infao(s #F ththstreet a!tist ch(rch 3o3ing and thestreet a!tist ch(rch 3o3ing and the

assassination of !resident @ohn "/ 9ennedyassassination of !resident @ohn "/ 9ennedy

#/#/M9 National Historic 8ite 6/ &a1land Ceetery )/

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I!roving the Co(nityI!roving the Co(nity

There is still a lot of in(stice in the worldThere is still a lot of in(stice in the world

The !lan is to decrease this in(sticeThe !lan is to decrease this in(stice

Tho(gh it has declined over the years there are still any !ro3lesTho(gh it has declined over the years there are still any !ro3les

needing to 3e fi4ed to reach a co(nity of (ntied individ(als withneeding to 3e fi4ed to reach a co(nity of (ntied individ(als with

no set 3ac1 of the color of there s1in/no set 3ac1 of the color of there s1in/This is why the NAACP is a great organi'ation that has 3een aro(ndThis is why the NAACP is a great organi'ation that has 3een aro(nd

for any years striving to reach the e.(ality aong (s all/for any years striving to reach the e.(ality aong (s all/

BB8trive to 3e 3etter dont regress on !rogress8trive to 3e 3etter dont regress on !rogress

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ProgressionProgression