why was the naacp founded
NAACP. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was founded in 1909 in New York City by a group of bi-racial activists.Originally called the National Negro Committee, it is the nation's oldest civil rights organization.ifty-five years after the NAACP's founding, Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The act made racial discrimination in public places illegal, and also required employers to provide equal employment opportunities. A year later, the Voting Rights Act was also passed, despite Southern lawmakers' resistance.