National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Then and Now

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GLC#
GLC09640.146-View header record
Type
Books & pamphlets
Date
February 1959
Author/Creator
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Title
Then and Now
Place Written
New York, New York
Pagination
11 p. ; Height: 23 cm, Width: 14 cm
Primary time period
1945 to the Present
Sub-Era
The Fifties

One pamphlet entitled "Then and Now," dated February 1959. Describes the NAACP's inception on February 12, 1959; the first conference held in New York City attended by almost 300 people challenging racist policies and legislation; a list of accomplishments such as abolishing lynching, enactment of Fair Employment Practices Acts in 15 states; passage of Civil Rights Act of 1957 and others.

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