PO Box 1828
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PO Box 1483 Unit 7129-B
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Last updated on November 21, 2024
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The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was founded in 1909 in Baltimore, Maryland, as a civil rights organization. The Staunton Branch NAACP was charted on November 11, 1946, under the leadership of Rev. Dr. Theodore Judson Jemison, who would serve as the first president. Jemison spearheaded initiatives to improve the welfare of African Americans in Staunton and Augusta County. He advocated for white businesses to hire black employes, joined the push for Montgomery Hall Park, and organized the Negro Girls Scouts in Staunton. The NAACP consisted of individuals who fought for civil, political, economic, and cultural social justice. The Staunton Branch NAACP campaigned for integration in public spaces during the Civil Era of the 1960s and equal employment for African Americans. The Staunton Branch NAACP No.7119 continues to strive for improved political, education, and economic status for African Americans and other minorities at the state and local level and the elimination of racial prejudice and discrimination.
The Waynesboro Branch NAACP was chartered in 1961. Waynesboro NAACP Branch No. 7129 advocates for the fundamental civil rights of African Americans in Waynesboro and Augusta County.
The Waynesboro Branch NAACP was chartered in 1961. Waynesboro NAACP Branch No. 7129 advocates for the fundamental civil rights of African Americans in Waynesboro and Augusta County.
