The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:nonprofit_organization
humanitarian
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:LDF
gptkbp:awards gptkb:MacArthur_Award_for_Creative_and_Effective_Institutions
gptkbp:focus civil rights
criminal justice reform
economic justice
racial justice
voting rights
education equity
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:National_Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Colored_People
gptkb:Thurgood_Marshall
gptkbp:foundedYear 1940
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:New_York_City
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:mission to achieve racial justice, equality, and an inclusive society
gptkbp:motto Defend. Educate. Empower.
gptkbp:notableAlumni gptkb:Derrick_Bell
gptkb:Thurgood_Marshall
gptkb:Debo_Adegbile
gptkb:Constance_Baker_Motley
gptkb:Jack_Greenberg
gptkb:Elaine_Jones
gptkb:Sherrilyn_Ifill
gptkb:Ted_Shaw
gptkb:Janai_S._Nelson
gptkbp:notableCase gptkb:Brown_v._Board_of_Education
gptkb:Shelby_County_v._Holder
gptkb:Smith_v._Allwright
gptkb:Sweatt_v._Painter
gptkb:Fisher_v._University_of_Texas
gptkb:Griggs_v._Duke_Power_Co.
gptkbp:parentOrganization independent (since 1957)
gptkbp:president gptkb:Thurgood_Marshall
gptkb:Elaine_Jones
gptkb:Sherrilyn_Ifill
gptkb:Janai_S._Nelson
gptkbp:regionServed gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:separates gptkb:NAACP
gptkbp:taxStatus 13-1655255
gptkbp:type gptkb:nonprofit_organization
gptkbp:website https://www.naacpldf.org/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Vernon_Eulion_Jordan_Jr.
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6