Cobblestone articles from February 2002

Cobblestone archives from February 2002

Editor's note.(history of NAACP)(Editorial)
February 1, 2002... Even though constitutional amendments had been passed after the Civil War (1861-1865) to protect their rights, black people still were the targets of mental and physical abuse, as well as violent attacks. In 1909, a group of Americans grew...

An award winning project.(student describes researching NAACP)
February 1, 2002... "My initial research raised many questions. what really caused the NAACP to be formed? Had organizations aimed at fighting for equality been created in the past? Were they successful? what types of people were committed to such a movement? Once...

Reconstructing America.(historical context of NAACP)
February 1, 2002... To fully understand the role of the NAACP in the twentieth century, it is important to look at events in the nineteenth century. During the Civil War (1861-1865), Southern cities were destroyed. Rural areas of the South were turned into what...

The call for equal rights.(roots of NAACP)
February 1, 2002... The NAACP was founded on February 12, 1909. That is when organizers Mary White Ovington, William English Walling, and others issued a written statement titled "The Call." Drafted by New York Evening Post newspaper publisher Oswald Garrison...

`Ready to come to their aid'.(history of NAACP)
February 1, 2002... After sweeping across the South, racial violence moved north and erupted in Springfield, Illinois, in 1908. A mob viciously lynched an innocent barber and an elderly man, both of whom were African Americans. Six others also died. Fifty people...

Organizing for the cause.(history of NAACP)
February 1, 2002... Over the years, there have a been a number of organizations formed to fight against discriminatory practices experienced African Americans. These groups range from the Movement, founded in 1905, to civil organizations such as the Black founded...

The Crisis is born.(history of NAACP)
February 1, 2002... "[The Crisis is] in earnest. This is a magazine. It tries to tell the truth. It will not consciously exaggerate in any way, but its whole reason for being is the revelation of the facts of racial antagonism now in the world, and these facts are...

The NAACP through history.(history of NAACP)
February 1, 2002... NAACP MILESTONES 1909 The NAACP is formed on February 12, the 100th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln's birth. 1910 The first issue of The Crisis is published. 1913 NAACP chairman Oswald Garrison Villard presents to...

Did you know?(NAACP functions)
February 1, 2002... The NAACP has many divisions that serve different functions. Following are some of them. The Education Department coordinates, supports, and advises the efforts of more than 2,200 NAACP units in preventing racial discrimination and...

Taking segregation to court: the NAACP's Legal Defense and Education Fund.
February 1, 2002... Battles for civil rights were fought in the streets and at the ballot box. Most, however, were won in the courts. Using words as their weapons, a dedicated team of attorneys gradually chipped away at the walls of segregation. These lawyers were...

A disappearing act. (Quote of the Month).(14th Amendment exercise)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... The author of this month's quote was the top lawyer for the NAACP and, in 1954, took charge of the association's case in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas. He had a dream for his organization, based on the civil rights guaranteed to...

`So I got involved'.(history of NAACP)
February 1, 2002... It was 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama. Claudette Colvin, a fifteen-year-old African American girl, told the bus driver she had paid her dime and had no reason to move from her seat. The police dragged her from the bus and arrested her for...

NAACP-sponsored youth programs.
February 1, 2002... Back to School/Stay in School hopes to increase the number of skilled and literate youth graduating from high school, it provides mentoring, tutoring, assistance, and incentives for maintaining regular school attendance. NAACP Academic,...

Inside the NAACP: an interview with Julian Bond.(Interview)
February 1, 2002... Julian Bond has been an active participant in the movement for civil rights, economic justice, and peace for more than three decades. In 1960, while a student at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia, he was a founder of the Atlanta student...

Brain ticklers.(NAACP quiz)
February 1, 2002... Give your brain a little tickle to see how well you read and understood this issue on the NAACP. If you believe the answer to be false, give yourself the ultimate test and see whether you can explain why it is false. Answers below. 1. A...

A final word.(history of NAACP)
February 1, 2002... Think about how the NAACP started. A group of Americans joined forces over their mutual concern about certain events. Together, they were able to make a difference by founding an organization that continues to champion civil rights for all...

Hidden Children.(Poem)
February 1, 2002... Hidden Children Children hiding from real monsters, not imagined. Innocent victims-- still and quiet, always waiting-- stalked by Nazi hunters. Hidden children, their childhood stolen. Living...

The Song of the Sparrow.(Poem)
February 1, 2002... The Song of the Sparrow The song of the sparrow in the hearts of the trees makes me sing, sing, sing. The leaves are rustling in the trees as I walk along the path. I walk in the moonlight and I dance in...

I Cry.(Poem)
February 1, 2002... I Cry I cry for the homeless who have no place to lay their heads. I cry for the hungry child who seeks love and to be fed. I cry for the people who get mistreated because of the color of their skin. ...

Squeak. (Letters).(Poem)
February 1, 2002... Squeak The annoying sound that comes from downstairs-- it could drive you insane, it could raise a few hairs-- SQUEAK goes the dog toy! Michelle Laux Exeter, New Hampshire

Thoughts. (Letters).(Poem)
February 1, 2002... Thoughts When I walked outside and I looked up, I stared into the great blue yonder. "Hmmm," I said. And I began to ponder. I thought of everything and of what a thought brings. With that, I sat down....

I Wish. (Letters).(Poem)
February 1, 2002... I Wish. I wish that my friends from Berlin were here. I wish that people would like me for who I am and not for what I look like. I wish that my family stay healthy for eternity. I wish that the...

Snow Day. (Letters).(Poem)
February 1, 2002... Snow Day The day starts with a beautiful sunrise. Staying quiet as a mouse, I hear no other sound. As I slowly begin to open my eyes, the light from the window comes pouring round. When I glance...

Books to read. (Digging Deeper).(books about the civil rights movement)
February 1, 2002... Walter White: Civil Rights Leader by Jane Fraser (Broomall, Pennsylvania: Chelsea House Publishers, 1991), part of the Black Americans of Achievement series, follows the life and successes -- author, antilynching investigator, and more -- of...

More media. (Digging Deeper).(videos about the civil rights movement)
February 1, 2002... Walk a Mile in My Shoes: The 90-Year Journey of the NAACP is a video that focuses on the history and impact of the organization throughout the twentieth century. Discussions of key changes that affected the lives of African Americans include...

On the Web. (Digging Deeper).(Web sites about the civil rights movement)
February 1, 2002... There are many options to choose from when you go to the NAACP's Web site at www.naacp.org/. From the contents on its homepage, you can click to information on the NAACP's various departments, current activities, history, programs, and more....

Places to visit. (Digging Deeper).(museums and libraries dedicated to the civil rights movement)
February 1, 2002... NAACP Henry Lee Moon Library and Archives, Baltimore, Maryland. The library and archives contain issues of The Crisis from 1910 on, rare volumes and first editions by prominent African American leaders, and photographs that trace the...

From the archives.(literature on the civil rights movement and famous African Americans)
February 1, 2002... COBBLESTONE has published a number of issues that focus on famous African Americans and their impact on U.S. history: Harriet Tubman, 1820?-1913: The Woman Called Moses (ISBN 0382403037), Frederick Douglass: Fighter for Freedom (ISBN...