History
![]() Ida Wells-Barnett |
![]() W.E.B. Dubois |
![]() Henry Moscowitz |
![]() Mary White Ovington |
![]() Oswald Garrison Villard |
![]() William English Willing |
Mission
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 race-based discrimination.
Vision
The vision of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is to ensure a society in which all individuals have equal rights without discrimination based on race.
National History
NAACP was founded February 2, 1909. It is the nation’s oldest civil rights organization. Despite violence, intimidation, and hostile government policies, the NAACP and its grass root membership preserved.
Collegiate History
The UA Chapter of the NAACP is a collegiate organization that works hard to answer the call to spread diversity that was started by our founders in 1909. Our goals are to arouse and inspire awareness about pertinent issues that are affecting campus and the community, and encourage and nurture future activism.





