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- "For the Good of America... You Cannot Escape Your Responsibility," 1923 - In 1912, the NAACP began a formal campaign to ban lynching. This 1923 broadside informed Americans about the numbers, causes and brutality of lynching. An anti-lynching bill was first introduced in Congress in 1918. A later version -- and others that followed -- failed to pass in the United States Senate. In June 2005, the Senate finally issued a formal apology for never having outlawed lynching.
- 1923
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"For the Good of America... You Cannot Escape Your Responsibility," 1923
In 1912, the NAACP began a formal campaign to ban lynching. This 1923 broadside informed Americans about the numbers, causes and brutality of lynching. An anti-lynching bill was first introduced in Congress in 1918. A later version -- and others that followed -- failed to pass in the United States Senate. In June 2005, the Senate finally issued a formal apology for never having outlawed lynching.
- Letter from Walter White of the NAACP to Edsel Ford regarding Donations, March 10, 1930 -
- March 10, 1930
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Letter from Walter White of the NAACP to Edsel Ford regarding Donations, March 10, 1930
- "The Crisis," January 1972 -
- January 01, 1972
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"The Crisis," January 1972
- Remember May 17th: Fight Segregation with Freedom Dollars, May 1955 -
- May 01, 1955
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Remember May 17th: Fight Segregation with Freedom Dollars, May 1955
- Curt Flood's Program for the Twentieth Annual NAACP Image Awards Dinner, 1987 - In 1969, Curt Flood challenged Major League Baseball's reserve clause. Though he lost in court, his action led to the rise of baseball's free agency several years later. Few recognized the impact of his fight for player's rights in 1969. It was almost twenty years later when Flood received the NAACP Jackie Robinson Sports Award for his courageous stand.
- December 13, 1987
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Curt Flood's Program for the Twentieth Annual NAACP Image Awards Dinner, 1987
In 1969, Curt Flood challenged Major League Baseball's reserve clause. Though he lost in court, his action led to the rise of baseball's free agency several years later. Few recognized the impact of his fight for player's rights in 1969. It was almost twenty years later when Flood received the NAACP Jackie Robinson Sports Award for his courageous stand.
- Curt Flood's Invitation to the Twentieth Annual NAACP Image Awards Dinner, 1987 - In 1969, Curt Flood challenged Major League Baseball's reserve clause. Though he lost in court, his action led to the rise of baseball's free agency several years later. Few recognized the impact of his fight for player's rights in 1969. It was almost twenty years later when Flood received the NAACP Jackie Robinson Sports Award for his courageous stand.
- December 13, 1987
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Curt Flood's Invitation to the Twentieth Annual NAACP Image Awards Dinner, 1987
In 1969, Curt Flood challenged Major League Baseball's reserve clause. Though he lost in court, his action led to the rise of baseball's free agency several years later. Few recognized the impact of his fight for player's rights in 1969. It was almost twenty years later when Flood received the NAACP Jackie Robinson Sports Award for his courageous stand.
- Letter to Curt Flood Announcing His NAACP Jackie Robinson Sports Achievement Award, 1987 - In 1969, Curt Flood challenged Major League Baseball's reserve clause. Though he lost in court, his action led to the rise of baseball's free agency several years later. Few recognized the impact of his fight for player's rights in 1969. It was almost twenty years later when Flood received the NAACP Jackie Robinson Sports Award for his courageous stand.
- October 15, 1987
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Letter to Curt Flood Announcing His NAACP Jackie Robinson Sports Achievement Award, 1987
In 1969, Curt Flood challenged Major League Baseball's reserve clause. Though he lost in court, his action led to the rise of baseball's free agency several years later. Few recognized the impact of his fight for player's rights in 1969. It was almost twenty years later when Flood received the NAACP Jackie Robinson Sports Award for his courageous stand.
- Brochure, "Mississippi Boycott Manual," 1965 - Allies of desegregation could support the civil rights movement by boycotting southern companies and products. In 1965, the Albany (New York) Chapter of the NAACP promoted a boycott of Mississippi goods. This manual listed the companies and products its members should avoid. It was hoped that the loss of customer dollars would help put an end to that state's segregationist policies.
- February 24, 1965
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Brochure, "Mississippi Boycott Manual," 1965
Allies of desegregation could support the civil rights movement by boycotting southern companies and products. In 1965, the Albany (New York) Chapter of the NAACP promoted a boycott of Mississippi goods. This manual listed the companies and products its members should avoid. It was hoped that the loss of customer dollars would help put an end to that state's segregationist policies.
- "Mass Protest Meeting for the Till Case!!," Sunday, October 23, 1955 - In August 1955, a Black fourteen-year-old boy named Emmett Till was abducted from a relative's house while visiting family in Mississippi. Two white men accused him of teasing a white woman and lynched Till as punishment--his mutilated corpse was later pulled from the Tallahatchie River. An all-white jury found his murderers--who later admitted to the act--not guilty. The murder and acquittal were evidence of the Deep South's violent social codes. Till's mother insisted on displaying her son's disfigured body in an open casket for all to see. Outrage spurred community organization that ignited the modern Civil Rights movement.
- October 23, 1955
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"Mass Protest Meeting for the Till Case!!," Sunday, October 23, 1955
In August 1955, a Black fourteen-year-old boy named Emmett Till was abducted from a relative's house while visiting family in Mississippi. Two white men accused him of teasing a white woman and lynched Till as punishment--his mutilated corpse was later pulled from the Tallahatchie River. An all-white jury found his murderers--who later admitted to the act--not guilty. The murder and acquittal were evidence of the Deep South's violent social codes. Till's mother insisted on displaying her son's disfigured body in an open casket for all to see. Outrage spurred community organization that ignited the modern Civil Rights movement.
- "Reasons for Joining the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People," 1922 -
- 1922
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"Reasons for Joining the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People," 1922