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Article: REP. GREEN INTRODUCES NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE RESOLUTION WITH 111 COSPONSORS
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- January 24, 2007
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Rep. Al Green, D-Texas (9th CD), issued the following press release:
Today, Rep. Al Green (TX-09) introduced a resolution recognizing the 98th anniversary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). The resolution was introduced with 111 original cosponsors.
"Throughout its history, the NAACP has spoken truth to power in the defense of the defenseless. As someone who has worked as part of the NAACP, serving as a branch president for approximately ten years, I have witnessed firsthand the monumental role the NAACP has played in securing, protecting, and enhancing the rights of every single American," said Green.
Since the NAACP was founded on February 12, 1909, ...