Jackson Parish Branch NAACP #6309

Our Mission:
The mission of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate race-based discrimination. Vision Statement
The vision of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is to ensure a society in which all individuals have equal rights without

discrimination based on race. Objectives
The following statement of objectives is found on the first page of the NAACP Constitution - the principal objectives of the Association shall be:
1. To achieve equality of rights and eliminate race prejudice among the citizens of
the United States
3. To remove all barriers of racial discrimination through democratic processes
4. To seek enactment and enforcement of federal, state, and local laws securing
civil rights
5. To inform the public of the adverse effects of racial discrimination and to seek
its elimination
6. To educate persons as to their constitutional rights and to take all lawful action
to secure the exercise thereof, and to take any other lawful action in
furtherance of these objectives, consistent with the NAACP's Articles of
Incorporation and this Constitution. Founded Feb. 12. 1909, the NAACP is the nation's oldest, largest and most widely recognized grassroots-based civil rights organization. Its more than half-million members and supporters throughout the United States and the world are the premier advocates for civil rights in their communities, campaigning for equal opportunity and conducting voter mobilization.