Happy Birthday, NAACP!
If you've ever seen the seal of the NAACP, you've probably noticed a date prominently displayed right in the middle — 1909. What you may not know is that the NAACP was founded on this date, February 12th, in that year. Which makes today the NAACP's 112th birthday! Now in its second century, the NAACP has become the nation's largest and most widely recognized civil rights organization with more than a half-million members and supporters throughout the United States. The NAACP is the premier advocate for civil rights in the nation's communities, leading grassroots campaigns for equal opportunity and conducting...