Friday, February 12, 2010

Black History Fact #12

February 12, 1909

On this day - The National Association for The Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is a civil rights organization founded in 1909 by 60 black and white citizens. It helps prevent unjust acts,and set equality for all minorites. It achieved major success in the arts, business,and other fields. Currently, it is trying to abolish the "N-word" in the Websters dictionary which depicts the word as a black person.

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