Naacp Chief Seeks to Build Community Ties ; New President has a Lifelong Passion for Civil Rights Struggle
Gazette, The; Colorado Springs, Colo. › July 06, 2005
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Rosemary Harris was introduced to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People when she was 16.
She wrote an essay about Medgar Evers, a civil rights leader who created NAACP chapters and protested companies that didn't serve blacks. Evers was assassinated in 1963.See the full content of this document
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Naacp Chief Seeks to Build Community Ties ; New President has a Lifelong Passion for Civil Rights Struggle
Harris became more aware of the organization's goal of equality for blacks and other ethnic minorities, and that was the beginning of her work with the NAACP. Now, at 47, Harris has taken over as president of the Colorado Springs branch.
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