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In page Timeline of African-American history:

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1909

  • February 12 – Planned first meeting of group which would become the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), an interracial group devoted to civil rights. The meeting actually occurs on May 31, but February 12 is normally cited as the NAACP's founding date.[citation needed]
  • May 31 – The National Negro Committee meets and is formed; it will be the precursor to the NAACP.[citation needed]
  • August 14 – A lynch mob moves through Springfield, Illinois burning the homes and businesses of black people and black sympathisers, killing many.[citation needed]