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The N.A.A.CP. was a primary financial support of the CENTER FOR A JUST SOCIETY and the sponsor of an annual essay contest for area school children. Following cross-burnings in the fall and winter of 1991 and the appearance of the [[KU KLUX KLAN]], the N.A.A.C.P. sponsored rallies in [[WASHINGTON PARK]] to encourage racial harmony. | The N.A.A.CP. was a primary financial support of the CENTER FOR A JUST SOCIETY and the sponsor of an annual essay contest for area school children. Following cross-burnings in the fall and winter of 1991 and the appearance of the [[KU KLUX KLAN]], the N.A.A.C.P. sponsored rallies in [[WASHINGTON PARK]] to encourage racial harmony. | ||
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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE (N.A.A.C.P.) Civil rights advocacy group whose Dubuque chapter was founded in February 1988. Ralph Watkins, the first president, was succeeded by Ernestine MOSS. With the goal of eliminating racism and discrimination in Dubuque, the N.A.A.CP. worked with the POLICE department in arranging sensitivity training with C. T. Vivian in 1990. Working with the DUBUQUE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, the organization encouraged the adoption of a multicultural non-sexist curriculum and the establishment of awareness activities for the students and staff.
The N.A.A.CP. was a primary financial support of the CENTER FOR A JUST SOCIETY and the sponsor of an annual essay contest for area school children. Following cross-burnings in the fall and winter of 1991 and the appearance of the KU KLUX KLAN, the N.A.A.C.P. sponsored rallies in WASHINGTON PARK to encourage racial harmony.