About NAACP DC Branch

NAACP Founders

On February 12, 1909 the NAACP was founded by a multiracial group of activists, who answered "The Call," in the New York City, NY.

Ida Wells-Barnett
W.E.B. DuBois
Henry Moscowitz
Mary White Ovington
Oswald Garrison Villiard
William English Walling

The NAACP DC Branch was chartered June 3, 1913 by:

Carrie Clifford
Geo Cook
W. B. Hartgrove
H. R. Clarke
Charlotte Hunter
Julia Layton
William McCary
M. Harshaw
Rev. A. C. Garner

Historic DC Branch Members

Carter G. Woodson

NAACP Misson

The mission of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination.

NAACP Vision

The vision of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is to ensure a society in which all individuals have equal rights and there is no racial hatred or racial discrimination.

NAACP Objectives

The principal objectives of the NAACP shall be:

To ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of all citizens
·To achieve equality of rights and eliminate race prejudice among the citizens of the United States
To remove all barriers of racial discrimination through democratic processes
To seek enactment and enforcement of federal, state, and local laws securing civil rights
To inform the public of the adverse effects of racial discrimination and to seek its elimination
To educate persons as to their constitutional rights and to take all lawful action to secure the exercise thereof, and to take any other lawful action in furtherance of these objectives, consistent with the NAACP's Articles of Incorporation and this Constitution.

DC Branch Strategic Agenda 2008-2009

Implement a Voter Registration campaign through collaborating with the DC Council of Churches, DC Vote, and other community organizations to register new voters for the 2008 Presidential Election
Implement an Anti-Gun Violence initiative strategically addressing the issues of gun violence plaguing our communities
Plan an HIV and AIDS Awareness event to increase awareness, protection, and prevention of this health epidemic, which is disproportionately affecting our communities
Support the development of youth in the NAACP through youth outreach, leadership development, supporting ACT-SO and Youth Works initiatives
Establish a Blue Ribbon Committee to assess the impact of Mayor Fenty’s DC public school re-structuring and revitalization plan
Ensure the preservation of the Carter G. Woodson home through collaborating with Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH)

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DC Branch Committees

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