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The State: "Clinton, Obama sign on for rally" (January 3, 2008)
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: "Jubilee Day: Celebrating slavery's end" (January 1, 2008)
The New York Times: "Threat in Maine ... Shakes Local N.A.A.C.P." (December 28, 2007)
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Video: Eye To Eye: NAACP's Future (CBS News) (Time: 4:10)

February 12, 1909: Founded
1910: Originally named the National Negro Committee, the name was changed to NAACP
1917: Helped get rights for African Americans to serve as officers during World War I
1930: First successful fight against a Supreme Court nominee, Judge John Parker
1935: Won legal battle to enable black students to attend the University of Maryland
1940: Formed the NAACP Legal Defense Fund
1954: Won the Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education, making segregation in Elementary schools illegal.
1955: Member Rosa Parks arrested for not giving up her seat on a bus
1964: Helped push for the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
2000: Largest civil rights demonstration ever in the South takes place in Columbia, South Carolina against the flying of the Confederate Battle Flag.
2004: Tax exempt status of the NAACP under investigation by the IRS

The Buffalo News: "How to know when new era arrives at last" (January 3, 2008)
National Center for Public Policy Research: Black Activists Renew Condemnation ... (December 12, 2007)
USA Today: "New NAACP fund chief starts with clean slate" (December 11, 2007)