The NAACP was founded by a diverse group of concerned activists who answered the Call, in New York City on February 12, 1909, the 100th Anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth. Since its founding the NAACP has been at the forefront of the struggle for equal rights and opportunities for all citizens.
The NAACP Anchorage Branch was chartered in 1951. Founders such as John W. Thomas, Blanch McSmith, Clarence and Flossie Coleman, Joseph M. Jackson, John S. Parks and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Watts were spurred into action when the dream home of an African American was burned to the ground before he could move into an all-white neighborhood. The NAACP Anchorage will celebrate its 63rd Anniversary later this year and continues to answer the Call, leading the effort to make Anchorage a city where discrimination is not tolerated, diversity is not an option.
The NAACP Anchorage Branch was chartered in 1951. Founders such as John W. Thomas, Blanch McSmith, Clarence and Flossie Coleman, Joseph M. Jackson, John S. Parks and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Watts were spurred into action when the dream home of an African American was burned to the ground before he could move into an all-white neighborhood. The NAACP Anchorage will celebrate its 63rd Anniversary later this year and continues to answer the Call, leading the effort to make Anchorage a city where discrimination is not tolerated, diversity is not an option.
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March 27, 2021
Alaska's US Senators can secure our voting rights Alaska Daily News Historic voting rights legislation has passed the U.S. House of Representatives, and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is trying to bottle it up in the U.S. Senate. However, Alaska’s senators have the power to break the logjam and secure voting rights in Alaska and beyond, and now they must act. February 22, 2021 One factor in bad reading scores at Alaska schools? Big classes Alaska Daily News The NAACP’s Anchorage Branch looked at how some conditions in local schools might explain poor reading. Alaska holds last place among the states in fourth-grade reading. Anchorage kids score in the middle of that pack. |
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