National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Philadelphia Branch (Pa.)

A private organization affiliated with the NAACP. It institutes and supports legal and other actions in the fields of civil rights, discrimination, education, housing, employment and law enforcement. It acts as a pressure group in support of black people and their causes. In 1967 the Philadelphia Branch was divided into ten area offices by order of the National Board of Directors.

From the description of Records, 1943-1963. (Temple University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 122635414