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In Defense Of Black Women: Black Women Advocacy And The National Association For The Advancement Of Colored People, 1945–1995, Crystal Mederies Ellis
In Defense Of Black Women: Black Women Advocacy And The National Association For The Advancement Of Colored People, 1945–1995, Crystal Mederies Ellis
Theses and Dissertations
In the period following World War II, the National Association for the Advancement of
Colored People (NAACP) served as the longest standing and most experienced organization
serving African Americans. It was during this postwar period, from 1945 to 1995, that its
membership boomed at the regional and local levels and the organization worked to ensure
federal anti-discrimination policies benefited black Americans through their various branches. In
this dissertation, which draws on research from the NAACP archives, I argue that from 1945 to
1995 the NAACP addressed the needs of black women by advocating for them in housing
struggles, employment litigation, …