Riverside NAACP
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Riverside NAACP
Description
The Riverside Chapter of the NAACP officially chartered on September 26, 1942, with Oscar Stratton serving as the founder and first president. A year earlier, in 1941, in a softball game between Black and White soldiers, a fight ensued, causing racial tension. As stated by Mr. Stratton, Black residents in Riverside prior to the softball game incident did not “feel a pressing need for any organization on its behalf. This was probably because Black people in Riverside ‘enjoyed’ the subtle practice of a type of benign neglect and De Facto segregation” (NAACP Riverside website). Riverside's Black residents were able to experience advancements such as semi-segregated schools, businesses, and home ownership, although this was limited to Eastside Riverside. For 80 years, the Riverside NAACP has continued its fight for equal employment, housing, and education.
Creator
The Bridges That Carried Us Over Project, Rossandra Martinez
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Information Sheet
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Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
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The Bridges That Carried Us Over Project