Naacp

name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

    "Dahl insisted there was no racist intent behind the Oompa Loompas but also said he found himself sympathising with the NAACP."

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"Through the years, Rosa Parks continued to work for the NAACP and appeared at civil rights events. She was a quiet woman and often seemed uneasy with her fame. But she said that she wanted to help people, especially young people, to make useful lives for themselves and to help others. In nineteen eighty-seven, she founded the Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute for Self-Development to improve the lives of black children."

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