“Four score and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.” November 19, 1863, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Image from http://www.npg.si.edu/exhibit/lincoln/pop-ups/02-18.html
Freedom of speech and criticism. - An unfettered and unsubsidized press. - Manhood suffrage. - The abolition of all caste distinctions based simply on race and color. - The recognition of the principle of human brotherhood as a practical present creed. - The recognition of the highest and best training as the monopoly of no class or race. - A belief in the dignity of labor. –
United effort to realize these ideals under wise and courageous leadership.
- Founding platform of the NAACP
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Niagara_movement.png and http://www.naacp.org/about/history/howbegan/index.htm
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