Mission Statement
The mission of the National Association for the Advancement of
Colored People is to ensure the political, educational, social, and
economic equality of rights of all persons and eliminate racial
hatred and racial discrimination.
History
The Iowa/Nebraska State Conference of NAACP Branches (formerly the
Iowa State Conference of Branches) was founded in 1940 by Georgine
Morris. The State Conference originally consisted of eight NAACP
branches: Council Bluffs, Davenport, Des Moines, Keokuk,
Marshalltown, Mason City, Ottumwa, and Waterloo.
The first board members of the State
Conference were Georgine Morris (president), Gladys Carr
(secretary), S. Joe Brown, attorney Caspar Schenk (chair of legal
redress committee), and Mrs. Robert Root (chair of press and
publicity).
Currently, the State Conference consists
of the following branches in Iowa: Ames, Blackhawk County,
Burlington, Cedar Rapids, Davenport, Des Moines, and Sioux City.
Branches are located in Lincoln and Omaha in Nebraska. The
Iowa/Nebraska State Conference of NAACP Branches is proud of
more than 70 years of service.
Sources: State Historical Society of
Iowa and Outside In: African American History in Iowa
