What was the NAACP? aThe Association for African Americans in the Arts. bThe organization working to end violence and discrimination against African Americans. cThe National Association for the Advancement of Colored People dB and C
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What was the NAACP? aThe Association for African Americans in the Arts. bThe organization working to end violence and discrimination against African Americans. cThe National Association for the Advancement of Colored People dB and C
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The correct answer is cThe National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and dB and C. The NAACP, or the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, was established in 1909 and is an African-American civil rights organization in the United States, formed in New York City. Its mission is to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate race-based discrimination. This makes both options C and D correct as D includes C in its statement.
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