Congressman Gregory Meeks Honors the NAACP for 100 Years of Service

(WASHINGTON, DC)– Congressman Gregory Meeks, released the following statement today in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People:

“The America in which we live is a better, stronger, more vibrant nation because of the NAACP. This organization remains as necessary and relevant as it was when it was founded. Great Americans such as W.E.B. Dubois, Ida B. Wells, Rosa Parks, Thurgood Marshall and Mary McLeod Bethune ,had a vision of equality and justice for all Americans and their legacy endures today.

The NAACP has been involved in such landmarks as Brown v. Board of Education in 1954 that desegregated our nation’s public schools and in 1964 and 1965 the NAACP fought long and hard for the passage of the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

Our nation has made tremendous strides to bring equality to all and to fight discrimination, but there is still more work to be done. The NAACP has been a strong force behind this and will continue to deal with the hurdles and obstacles of discrimination and to make sure that our children and our children’s children have equal opportunity.
I honor the NAACP on their 100th anniversary and commend their strong efforts in bringing equal rights and equal justice for all and know they will continue to keep striving for social and economic justice in the future.”