The mission of the National Association
for the Advancement of Colored People is to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of
all persons and to eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination.
Vision Statement:
The vision of
the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is to ensure a society in which all individuals have equal
rights and there is no racial hatred or racial discrimination.
Our Objectives:
The following statement of
objectives is found on the first page of the NAACP Constitution - the principal objectives of the Association shall be:
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To ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of all citizens
* To achieve equality of rights
and eliminate race prejudice among the citizens of the United States
* To remove all barriers of racial discrimination
through democratic processes
* To seek enactment and enforcement of federal, state, and local laws securing civil
rights
* To inform the public of the adverse effects of racial discrimination and to seek its elimination
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To educate persons as to their constitutional rights and to take all lawful action to secure the exercise thereof, and to
take any other lawful action in furtherance of these objectives, consistent with the NAACP's Articles of Incorporation and
this Constitution.
Rock Island County Branch NAACP * P. O. Box 4701 * Rock Island, IL * 61201
Phone: 866-369-9088