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The NAACP and Elder John R. Hayes

The NAACP and Elder John R. Hayes. Allijah Motika. How the NAACP Started. The NAACP was started by a string of newspaper articles. The driving force out of those articles was an article by William English Walling called “Race War in the North”.

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The NAACP and Elder John R. Hayes

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  1. The NAACP and Elder John R. Hayes Allijah Motika

  2. How the NAACP Started • The NAACP was started by a string of newspaper articles. • The driving force out of those articles was an article by William English Walling called “Race War in the North”. • One line in this article asked for “a powerful body of citizens to come to their (the African-American's) aid”. • A woman named Mary White Ovington read this article and was truly inspired. • She was one of the 60 out of 80 Caucasian founders there.

  3. What the NAACP Means and its Purpose • NAACP stands for National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. • Their purpose is to help different races and religions feel as honored and respected as any other race out there.

  4. The NAACP’s Greatest Accomplishments • The NAACP has accomplished many things since its establishment. • Two of the most notable accomplishments are organizing the Montgomery Bus Boycott in 1954 and getting the court case “Brown vs. Board of Education” to be heard.

  5. The Montgomery Bus Boycott

  6. “Brown vs. Board of Education”

  7. The NAACP’s Mission • A common misunderstanding about the NAACP is that they only support African-Americans. This is not true. • “The NAACP’s mission is to ensure…equality of rights of all persons”. Whether you’re black, white, blue or purple; if you are in need they will do their best to make your life and the areas around you better.

  8. Region Five and Asheville • Region five which is the heart of the national NAACP consists of seven states. • Those states are Alabama, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Mississippi, and Tennessee. • The Asheville branch is the first branch in the nation to work with Latino and Ukraine people as well as many other races.

  9. Elder John R. Hayes • Elder John R. Hayes has been involved with the NAACP for over 40 years. • He has been with the Asheville branch of the NAACP since 1977. • As the president of the local branch he is responsible for being the spokesman of the NAACP.

  10. Elder John R. Hayes At His Best

  11. Why John R. Hayes Became Part of the NAACP • He chose to come to the NAACP through the influence of his mother who was named Mrs. Queen E. Hayes. • Born in Birmingham, one of the most segregated cities in the world. He took a stand for all the African-Americans being abused by racism in this area. • His caring mother decided to send him away to a school in California with his relatives.

  12. What Happened After He was Sent Away • While living in California he graduated from High School and joined the Army. • While serving in North Carolina he decided to become a resident of the state. • During that time he went to three different schools, one university in Atlanta and two different Community Colleges; A-B Tech, and Forsyth Technical Community College.

  13. Closing Statements about John R. Hayes • Elder John R. Hayes is an amazing man who has done great things since moving to Asheville. Doing these things he has won awards such as the Gov. Jim Hunt Award and the Martin Luther King Jr. award. • He has made great changes in this Asheville branch of the NAACP. • I am truly inspired by this man.

  14. Closing Statements about the NAACP • The NAACP stands for equality for all races. • They are truly committed to establishing this in the United States no matter how long it takes. They shall overcome. • As Julian Bond (the chairman of the national NAACP) likes to say “they are the biggest, baddest, oldest civil rights organization in the country”

  15. The End

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