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CONFMENTIA: ee ry * the denial of rights and opportunities to millions of Americans nerera gest not ae : of negro descent is not only unjust and a menace to our free in- stitution but also is a direct hindrance to world peace and the realization of human brotherhood. ‘y oy At this time its methods of accomplishing its purposes x - ‘were stated as:: , j 1. A lecture bureau. - 2. A bureau of legal assistance. 3. fp burean of information, &. A bureau of publicity and research. mares which is on file in the Livrary of Congress, its purposes . i SteEtec BS LoOllows; ‘ "The \AACP seeks to uplift the colored man and vonan of \ this country by securing to them the full enjoyuent of their rights . as citizens. Justice in all courts and eauelity of opportunity — everywhere. It favors and aims to aid every kind of education amonz them seve thet vhich tes:ches special trivilege or prero, ative class or caste. It recocnizes the national charscter of the nezro problem anc no sectionaliss. it believes in tne upnolding : aati f the Constitution of the United States and its adainistration In the second annual report af the KAACP dated ‘see | 7 ! ia the spirit of AS.ANA. J..COLN. It upholas the doctrine of ‘all er rad men up and no man cown.' It abnors negro crime but still nore the _ ( conditions which breed crime and .iost of all the crimes committed J he. a in the mockery of the law. It believes that the scientific truths a of the negro problem must be available before the country can see its way clear to righting existing wrongs. It has no other belief | than the best way to uplift the colored man is the best way to aid the wirite man to peece and social content; it has no other desire than exect justice, and no other cotive than humanity." _ - Today the KAACP states that full citizenship rights for the negro is the rock upon which it is estublished. It claims _ + to be an international organization, meabership in vhich is open 4 5 to all who believe in equality of manxind. The association has A 7 350 branches and 122 college and youth groups in 44 states. The a national headquarters is at 69 5th Avenue, New York City.