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Our Mission...

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 race-based discrimination.

Vision Statement

The vision of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is to ensure a society in which all individuals have equal rights without discrimination based on race.

Objectives

The following statement of objectives is found on the first page of the NAACP Constitution - the principal objectives of the Association 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.
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