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Charles Hamilton Houston (September 3, 1895 – April 22, 1950) [1] was an American lawyer. He was the dean of Howard University Law School and NAACP first special counsel. A graduate of Amherst College and Harvard Law School, Houston played a significant role in dismantling Jim Crow laws, especially attacking segregation in schools and racial housing covenants.
Jan. 2—The Wilkes-Barre branch of the NAACP has issued a statement "to the members of the Crestwood School District Board of Education" calling for newly appointed member Robert Derwin to resign ...
In an interview with GQ Magazine, Derrick Johnson expressed that the NAACP does not endorse Presidential candidates. [7] However, when asked about Donald Trump, Johnson opined that he has not "seen a single president as bad as Trump." [7] On June 10, 2020, the NAACP hosted a virtual town hall with former Vice President Joe Biden. [8]
Teresa Haley, the top official of the Illinois NAACP, is under fire from the state’s governor and others after a leaked video call with NAACP leaders around the state appears to show her ...
Lulu (or Lula) Belle Madison White (August 31, 1900 [1] – July 6, 1957) was a teacher and civil rights activist in Texas during the 1940s and 1950s. [2] In 1939, White was named as the president of the Houston chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) before becoming executive secretary of the branch in 1943. [3]
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Harold Kenneth Edgerton (born February 18, 1948) is an American neoconfederate activist, known for his advocacy of Southern heritage and the Confederate flag.An African-American member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, [1] Edgerton formerly served as president of the Asheville, North Carolina, chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), and is ...
The Houston County Board of Elections reversed a decision to disqualify a school board candidate after an emergency meeting Thursday. The reversal came just two days after the board disqualified ...