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The race not in Springfield, Illinois had an eruption of anti-black violence, especially lynching. This was the leading point to the creation of the NAACP organization.
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The founders started the organization, NAACP after they saw the injustice people of color were getting. They made NAACP to abolish segregation and discrimination.
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NAACP opened up its National Office in NYC.
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In New York City 10,000 people participated in the 1917 anti-lynching and other violence towards the black people silent march. This march was the first in America that went against racial injustice. The NAACP tried to get the Anti-lynching law passed, unfortunately, their attempt failed, but it brought public awareness to the problem and showed to have contributed to the decline in lynching.
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The NAACP played an important role in the Civil Rights Movement. The organization won U.S. Supreme Court's decision to outlaw segregation in US schools.