to BiographyNational Association for the Advancement of Colored People
In 1905 African American leader, W.E.B. DuBois, met with advocates of African-American rights and began the Niagara Movement. This movement led to the creation of The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in 1910. The foundation of this group is built on a document signed by a multi-racial group in 1909 which called for the rights of African Americans as citizens.
DuBois was named the first director and editor of the organization's official publication, Crisis.
When the NAACP heard about Rosa Parks
arrest, they decided it was the tight time to help the people of Montgomery
take a stand. They helped organize the bus boycott and supported Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr. and the Montgomery Improvement Organization in their protest
against bus segregation laws.
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