*Fight For Freedom* is much more than a collection of facts and figures. It is the dramatic and moving story of a dedicated group of men and women who have waged unceasing war against the forces of Jim Crow. Starting in 1909 on call of 60 distinguished Americans, the Association has grown in size until today it has nearly 400,000 members in 1500 units in 49 of the 50 states.

Wherever the rights of the Negro have been challenged, the NAACP has been available to take up the fight, working in the courts, in legislative halls, in public forums, on the picket line. The Association has provided leadership in the sustained struggle for equal rights.

When the Association was founded, Negroes in the United States were free in word but not in fact. Victims of mob violence and segregated in practically every aspect of life, Negroes had little hope for the future—North or South. Today, although the fight is still far from being won, the picture is quite different. Working always within the framework of the law, the NAACP has won victory after victory to attain first-class citizenship—its rights and its privileges—for colored citizens.

It has not been an easy battle; there have been setbacks and major disappointments. NAACP members have never given up hope nor stopped fighting for full citizenship rights. Here is their story, told by one of its members, a chronicle of over 50 years of the fight for liberty and justice, a drama of first importance and MUST reading for anyone who wants America to be a land with equal rights for all its citizens.

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Saturday Review:

"Next year will be the 100th anniversary of the promulgation of the Emancipation Procurement . . . This stirring book by Langston Hughes will help make that historic centennial far more meaningful than it otherwise would have been. Somebody ought to put it in every library in the country!"

Chicago Tribune,
Chicago, Ill.

"Any evaluation of Negro progress made during the past 100 years must be an evaluation of the NAACP; the two are inseparable. Written by a man who has received the NAACP's highest honor, the Spingarn Medal, 'Fight For Freedom' is well told. It is worth reading."

News-Call Bulletin,
San Francisco, Calif.

"Without a doubt, no single organization has had a greater influence on the social struc-

ture of the United States. Such a story is not easy to research. There is nothing more powerful, in writing history, than to be accurate, objective and interesting. Author Hughes is all three."

Springfield Republican,
Springfield, Mass.

"This excellent book, which reflects new credit on its distinguished author, deserves to be widely read, and should be appreciated by all Americans who believe in democracy and fair play."

Indianapolis Times,
Indianapolis, Ind.

"The work of the NAACP is not merely in behalf of the Negro. It is in behalf of American society at large. For whatever the racists may argue, the nation, to use a ringing phrase from the past, cannot exist half slave and half free. 'Fight for Freedom' is a book for everyone."

• 205 pages of easy-to-read material in handy pocket book size.

• 10 photographs of NAACP leaders and important events in Negro history.

• Complete bibliography and list of national officers and executive staff.

• Published by Berkley Publishing Corp. 50c through your local branch or the NAACP National Office, 20 West 40th Street, New York 18, N. Y.

• Also published in hard cover at $4.50 per copy.