Question

Which of the following was, and still is, part of the mission of the NAACP?

A.
To use African American art, music, and writing to gain racial equality
B.
To help African Americans build separate communities and businesses
C.
To use the country's laws and courts to fight violence and discrimination
D.
To elect the right government officials who would help end discrimination

Answer 1

Answer: D

Explanation: the principal objectives of the Association shall be:

-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

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. the answer is D :)

Answer 2

The mission of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate race-based discrimination.