Project Gutenberg 2019-01-18 Public domain in the USA. 118 Ovington, Mary White 1865 1951 How the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Began Produced by hekula03, Barry Abrahamsen, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) "How the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Began" by Mary White Ovington is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book chronicles the formation and early activities of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in response to racial injustices in the United States. It captures the socio-political climate of the time, particularly following the race riots in Springfield, Illinois, and provides insights into the activism that laid the groundwork for civil rights movements. In this detailed narrative, Ovington recounts her collaboration with key figures such as William English Walling and Dr. Henry Moskowitz, highlighting initial meetings that led to the NAACP's creation. The book emphasizes the urgency of the organization's mission as it sought to address deep-seated racial discrimination and advocate for civil rights. By organizing conferences, issuing calls for action, and partnering with prominent social reformers, the NAACP aimed to amplify the voices of African Americans and foster a society grounded in equality and justice. Ovington also reflects on the collective efforts, including establishing the publication of "The Crisis," which served as a platform for advocacy and discourse on racial issues. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 61.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en African Americans -- Civil rights National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century E151 Text Category: History - American Category: Politics 51623 2025-06-23T11:24:25.697830 text/html 47779 2019-01-18T14:16:22 text/html 111686 2025-06-23T11:24:28.160800 application/epub+zip 110423 2025-06-23T11:24:26.329808 application/epub+zip 72240 2025-06-23T11:24:25.994848 application/epub+zip 138944 2025-06-23T11:24:29.730819 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 129705 2025-06-23T11:24:27.832804 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 91679 2022-09-26T16:37:51.972335 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 40382 2025-06-23T11:24:25.539825 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 40616 2019-01-18T14:16:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19396 2025-06-23T11:24:29.879780 application/rdf+xml 9342 2025-06-23T11:24:26.063803 image/jpeg 1656 2025-06-23T11:24:26.029797 image/jpeg 15393 2019-01-18T14:16:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 101331 2019-01-18T14:16:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 105113 2025-06-23T11:24:25.705818 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia