National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is the oldest and largest civil rights organization in the United States. Founded in 1909 in New York City by a group of black and white citizens committed to helping to right social injustices, the NAACP's principle is to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of minority group citizens of the United States. The NAACP is committed to achievement through non-violence and relies upon the press, the petition, the ballot, and the courts. It is persistent in the use of legal and moral persuasion.