National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

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Little Rock race incident

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How did “Fighting Shirley” Chisholm earn her nickname?

East Saint Louis Race Riot

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Also Known As	NAACP • National Negro Committee
Date	1909 - present
Headquarters	Baltimore • New York City
Areas Of Involvement	civil rights • Spingarn Medal
Related People	Fred Shuttlesworth • Rosa Parks • W.E.B. Du Bois • Madam C.J. Walker • Robert Williams • Daisy Lampkin • Daisy Bates • Ida B. Wells-Barnett • Septima Poinsette Clark • Shirley Chisholm • Florence Kelley • Jim Clyburn • Lugenia Burns Hope • Ella Baker • Marian Wright Edelman

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Little Rock race incident

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Martin Luther King, Jr. (center), with other civil rights supporters lock arms on as they lead the way along Constitution Avenue during the March on Washington, Washington, D.C., on August 28, 1963.

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Martin Luther King, Jr. (left of centre) and Malcolm X (right) waiting for a press conference, 1964.

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