{"id":10104,"date":"2017-06-07t12:41:27","date_gmt":"2017-06-07t19:41:27","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/?p=10104"},"modified":"2017-06-08t10:25:05","modified_gmt":"2017-06-08t17:25:05","slug":"naacp-apush-topics-study-test-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/ap\/naacp-apush-topics-study-test-day\/","title":{"rendered":"the naacp: apush topics to study for test day"},"content":{"rendered":"

the national association for the advancement of colored people (naacp) often gets talked about in terms of the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s, but its history starts long before martin luther king, jr. keep reading to find out what you need to know about the naacp for the apush exam!<\/p>\n

what is the naacp?<\/h2>\n

established in 1909, the naacp describes itself as \u201cthe nation\u2019s oldest, largest and most widely recognized grassroots-based civil rights organization.”<\/a><\/p>\n

remember the period of reconstruction<\/a> i mentioned in my blog post on the great migration<\/a>? well, it will be important for you to understand the period of reconstruction and its aftermath. for simplicity\u2019s sake, let\u2019s break down reconstruction into these three ideas:<\/p>\n

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  1. after the civil war, the united states had to undertake the difficult task of reuniting the north and the south, as well as integrating the formerly enslaved into society.<\/li>\n
  2. historians call this period of attempted reunification between north and south reconstruction<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
  3. the key idea is that this reunification was only attempted, not successful: less than fifteen years into the \u2018radical\u2019 portion of reconstruction (during which which newly freed men and women had some political and economic rights) the\u00a0introduction of\u00a0jim crow laws<\/a>\u00a0accompanied by\u00a0violence effectively negated the\u00a0rights of former slaves.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    the naacp was\u00a0founded\u00a0in the period after reconstruction, during which\u00a0african american men and women saw their rights drastically\u00a0limited and their lives threatened. it is this latter problem \u2014 the brutal violence that was enacted on african americans as a means of intimidation and social control \u2014 that encouraged the formation of the naacp.<\/p>\n

    lynching<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 the killing of african americans by angry white mobs and the subsequent public display of the bodies of the deceased\u00a0\u2014 was a common practice in the united states, and in the south in particular.<\/p>\n

    in order to confront the injustices that african americans faced after the end of reconstruction, the naacp was formed.<\/p>\n

    who was involved with the naacp?<\/h2>\n

    \"naacp<\/p>\n

    it is important to note that the naacp was founded by blacks and whites. like\u00a0abolition, the origin of the naacp involved\u00a0both white and black activists, including w.e.b. dubois<\/a> (shown above), ida b. wells<\/a>, mary white ovington, and oswald garrison villard. even first lady eleanor roosevelt would become a member of the organization, several decades later.<\/p>\n

    what else did the naacp do?<\/h2>\n

    in addition to being an advocacy organization, the naacp \u2014 and dubois in particular \u2014 published the black periodical the crisis<\/em>. this magazine was established in 1910 and became one of the most influential black publications of the 20th century.<\/p>\n

    does the naacp exist today?<\/h2>\n

    yes! although it initially focused on lynching, the naacp began to focus on economic justice during the great depression, a crisis that disproportionately affected\u00a0african americans. during the civil rights era, the naacp\u2019s legal defense and education fund provided the funding for the lawyers, including thurgood marshall, who would eventually overturn the \u201cseparate but equal\u201d policy of plessy v. ferguson<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

    naacp members were often threatened with violence as a result of their efforts; however, as a result of their organization and communication, their work\u00a0served as a\u00a0blueprint for many civil rights organizers throughout the 20th century.<\/p>\n

    interested in learning more?<\/h2>\n

    click here<\/a> to visit the naacp\u2019s official website, and check out this list of resources<\/a> related to the history of the naacp.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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