Library of Congress Celebrates NAACP Centennial

The Library of Congress is celebrating Black History Month by honoring the NAACP with a new online exhibition.

The collection will make over 70 essential stories and items available for online viewing from the 100-year-old history of the NAACP.  In addition to the online collection, the Library of Congress will host a half-day symposium, “The NAACP: Reflections on the First 100 Years,” on February 26.

The Library of Congress first began as the official repository for the NAACP in 1964, and now consists of approximately five million items – making its NAACP records an unparalleled resource for the study of the 20th century civil rights movement.

“Now their stories, sacrifices and the rich legacy of the oldest and largest civil rights organization can be told to generations to come,  and I am deeply honored that the Library of Congress has immortalized the stories of these great freedom fighters,” said Benjamin Todd Jealous, president of the NAACP.