HomeMy WebLinkAboutPRO-2019-008 Proclamation recognizing the 110th anniversary of NAACP ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING
THE 110TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE NAACP
WHEREAS , the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was founded in
1909 ; and
WHEREAS , the bi -racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans was formed by a group
including W . E . B . DuBois , Mary White Ovington , Ida B . Wells - Barnett and Henry
Moskowitz ; and
WHEREAS , the charter of the NAACP states its mission as follows : " To promote equality of rights and to
eradicate caste or race prejudice among the citizens of the United States ; to advance the
interest of colored citizens ; to secure for them impartial suffrage ; and to increase their
opportunities for securing justice in the courts , education for the children , employment
according to their ability and complete equality before the law . " ; and
WHEREAS , during the early decades of the NAACP , an anti - lynching campaign was central to its agenda;
and
WHEREAS , the NAACP played a pivotal role in the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s ; and
WHEREAS , one of the organizations key victories was the U . S . Supreme Court ' s 1954 decision in
Brown v . Board of Education that outlawed segregation in public schools ; and
WHEREAS , the mission of the NAACP has evolved today "to secure the political , educational , social , and
economic equality of rights in order to eliminate race - based discrimination and ensure the
health and well -being of all persons" ; and
WHEREAS , the NAACP has grown to more than half a million members worldwide ; and
WHEREAS , historically marginalized and oppressed people remain encouraged and continue the march
for the full measure of social justice and equality that they believe they shall achieve one
day ,
NOW, THEREFORE , the Orange County Board of Commissioners hereby recognizes the 110th
anniversary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People , and urges
all residents to support and engage in the ongoing struggle to ensure justice and equality for
all of humanity . . . locally , nationally and globally .
This the 2nd day of April 2019 .
Penny Rich, Chair
Orange County Board of Commissioners