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NAACP

 
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
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NAACP
 
—abbreviation for
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

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NAACP
abbreviation of National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, first attested 1910. Organization founded Feb. 12, 1909, as National Negro Committee.
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NAACP
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
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