The Naacp At 100: Much More Work To Do

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Thu, 07/09/2009 - 12:32pm

As the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People prepares to celebrate its Centennial in New York, the city of its birth, I'm confident that we as a nation have turned an important corner on the long road toward racial and economic equality for all Americans.

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