Agency - NAACP - Monroe County Branch

The NAACP, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, is the oldest, largest and strongest civil rights organization in the United States.

Description:
The principal objective of the NAACP is to ensure the political, educational, social and economic equality of minority group citizens of the United States.

Meetings are held the second Tuesday of each month at Second Baptist Church, 321 N. Rogers Street at 7 p.m.

The NAACP is committed to non-violence and relies upon the press, the petition, the ballot and the courts, even in the face of overt and violent racial hostility.

The NAACP is a network of more than 2,200 branches covering all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Japan and Germany. They are divided into seven regions and are managed and governed by a National Board of Directors. The NAACP is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. Total membership exceeds 500,000.

History:
The NAACP was formed in 1909 in New York City by a group of black and white citizens committed to social justice. On February 12, over the signatures of 60 persons, the 'Call' was issued for a meeting on the concept of creating an organization that would be an aggressive watchdog of Negro liberties. This event marks the founding of the NAACP.

Contact person: William Vance, President, (email)

Address:

PO Box 243 Bloomington, IN 47402