President Mike Lovitt
Welcome to the Stafford branch NAACP Web Site. Our goal is to provide you with timely information regarding the status of civil rights in Stafford and the nation. The Stafford Branch NAACP is committed to equality and justice for all. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, or NAACP, is the oldest, largest and strongest civil rights organization in the United States. The principal objective of the NAACP is to ensure the political, educational, social and economic equality of minority group citizens of the United States.The NAACP is committed to achievement through non-violence and relies upon the press, the petition, the ballot and the courts, and is persistent in the use of legal and moral persuasion even in the face of overt and violent racial hostility.
Stafford Branch
General Information
Come Join Us on September 11, 2010 - "Raising the Bar" Tour: Civil Rights in Stafford |
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Join this special history tour, which highlights Stafford County's first attempt at School Integration fifty years ago on September 1st, 1960. The program will interpret the story behind the Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star headlines "5 Negroes Apply at Stafford High", showcasing the names, faces, and places of that time. Meet the five students involved: Rudolph Beverly; Lois Vines Cunningham, Ph.D.; Gary Mercer; Steve Tyler; Sherman White. The program will begin at the historic Rowser Building. Bus transportation will be provided, along with light refreshments.
Time: 12:30pm-4pm |
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Become A Member |
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Complete the membership application form and submit it along with payment to your local NAACP representative. Attend any branch meeting on the first Tuesday of each month at 7:30pm, unless otherwise noted. Go to the "Contact Us" page to have your email address added to our list. |
Community Involvement |
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Although the NAACP has been helping improve the lives of minorities for nearly 100 years, the struggle continues. We continue to strive for equality in our schools, in our communities, and in our workplace. |
Trail to Freedom
The Trail to Freedom was initiated in 2009 by the Fredericksburg-Stafford-Spotsylvania Sesquicentennial Committee in an effort to commemorate and interpret the experiences of more than 10,000 slaves who passed through this region between April and September 1862. Presently, the Trail to Freedom encompasses sites in the City of Fredericksburg and Stafford County, Virginia. This region is located midway between Washington, D.C, and Richmond, Virginia. To learn more information about the Trail to Freedom, please visit the following link www.TrailtoFreedom.com.
Help Haiti
© REUTERS/Kena Betancur, courtesy www.alertnet.orgThe entire NAACP family is deeply saddened by the devastation in Haiti, and our thoughts and prayers go out to the families and those affected by this tragedy. The NAACP is asking our members and supporters to do whatever they can to assist those who have lost their homes, their livelihoods, and their loved ones. In the weeks ahead we will bring you a number of opportunities to get involved in relief efforts in your communities.
Today, the need for aid is crucial, and we ask that you make an emergency donation through the NAACP for Haiti Fund.
The NAACP is working directly with our partner organizations on the ground, and donations made to the NAACP for Haiti fund will go to support the effort to bring food, water, shelter and medical services to the people of Haiti.
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General Meeting
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The NAACP Stafford County Branch holds their general membership meetings on the first Tuesday of each month, unless announced otherwise, at 7:30pm. Shiloh (new site) Baptist Church |
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