1930 The NAACP fought against discrimination, disenfranchisement, racist whites, and the attempts of keeping the blacks in the
second-class statue. The NAACP's intelligence of polities and overall strength were greatly shown. Walter White led the fight to stop confirmation of John J. Parker
to the U.S. Supreme Court. Walter White was a judge from North Carolina. The NAACP urged Herbert Hoover to drop the nomination of Parker. the drama of the nomination only lasted about five weeks. The NAACP investigate into Parker's records. They found out that he made speech that said he approved a constitutional amendment of North Carolina to install poll tax, voters' literacy test, the Grandfather Clause which were ways to stop blacks from voting a decade earlier. In May, the Senate rejected Parker.
1933 The NAACP sued the University of North Carolina on the behalf of Thomas Hocutt. Thomas Hocutt was responsible for certifying the academic records of the applicant that refused to do as should. The case was lost, but it also brought the NAACP a step closer to end segregation within schools and colleges.
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1936 In New York, the NAACP honored John Hope for his achievements as an educational and civil right rights leader. John Hope was the President of the Atlanta University and a founder of the Atlanta University Center. Afterward, the NAACP filed the case of Gibbs v. Board of Education in the Montgomery County, Maryland. the case was about equality on the salaries of black and white school teachers.
1938 On December 12, the NAACP supported the case of Missouri ex rel Gaines. In result of the case, the Supreme Court held that the states must provide equal educational facilities for blacks within their boundaries. The court was trying to say with their actions that no matter how separated, it must be equal.
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