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East St. Louis
St. Clair County, Illinois Chapter NAACP
"Perseverance and Progress"
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East St. Louis, St.
Clair County, Illinois Chapter NAACP
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NAACP: The East St. Louis Branch
The East St. Louis Branch
of the NAACP was organized in 1924 in the wake of a period
of intense racial unrest. By 1920, the city had survived three
major disasters: 1) the devastating tornado of 1896; 2) the great
flood of 1903 that left the majority of the citizens homeless;
and 3) the race riot of 191, considered the worst in United State's
history. This last disaster, more than any other single act,
generated a need for an advocacy agency for civil rights for
Blacks in all areas of life--employment, education, housing,
government, etc.
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The History or Story Behind This
Site
In order to understand
fully the "how-when-where: of the NAACP locally, one
must acquire an in depth knowledge of the same "how-when-where"
of its parent body. The question, then, becomes "What one
event, issue, or circumstance can be credited with leading to
the formation of the National N.A.A.C.P.?" Unequivocally,
the answer to that question would be the 1908 race riots which
took place in Springfield, Illinois, our own state capital and
the birthplace of Abraham Lincoln.
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The NAACP - It's Purpose
To bring about complete integration of colored people
into all phases of American Life.
To break down segregation and the resultant inequalities
in public education.
To secure enactment of federal, state and local civil
rights legislation, including fair employment practices acts with full
enforcement powers.
To insure justice without respect to race, creed or
color in the courts.
To guarantee the right to a "free and unfettered" ballot
for colored Americans.
To end all segregation in transportation and places of
public accommodation.
To abolish all barriers in housing , public and private,
which would prevent any American from living in a place of His or Her choice.
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