Abbreviation | NAACP |
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Formation | February 12, 1909 |
Purpose | "To ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate (get rid of) racial hatred and racial discrimination." |
Headquarters | Baltimore, Maryland |
Membership | 300,000[1] |
President/CEO | Benjamin Jealous |
Budget | $27,624,433[2] |
Website | http://www.naacp.org/ |
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The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People or NAACP (pronounced N-double-A-C-P) is a civil rights organization in the United States, created for the advancement of black people by means of following judicial policies.[source?]