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NAACP Durham Branch
A history made by people.
Photographs, branch records, and personal memories connect today’s work with the generations that came before.
Branch archive photograph. Date not recorded.
The beginning
1917
Organizing in Durham.
On March 19, 1917, Black residents founded the Durham branch of the NAACP. They organized against discrimination and violence and worked for voting rights, education, and economic opportunity.
Read the branch’s published history
Photographs & records
Explore the collection.
Executive Committee induction
A photograph preserved from the branch leadership collection.
Connecting with NCCU
Branch members with NCCU School of Business students and leadership.
Moments from our archive
Four photographs from the branch’s collection.
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