NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund represented plaintiffs

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civil rights organization legal advocacy organization nonprofit organization

The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund is a prominent civil rights law organization known for litigating landmark cases to challenge racial segregation and discrimination in the United States.

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instanceOf	civil rights organization ⓘ legal advocacy organization ⓘ nonprofit organization ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
field	civil rights law ⓘ constitutional law ⓘ criminal justice reform ⓘ education equality ⓘ racial justice ⓘ voting rights ⓘ
focus	African American civil rights ⓘ desegregation of public schools ⓘ economic justice ⓘ fair housing ⓘ policing reform ⓘ protection of voting rights ⓘ
foundedBy	NAACP ⓘ surface form: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
legalStrategy	Supreme Court litigation ⓘ appellate advocacy ⓘ impact litigation ⓘ
mission	advance equal justice under law ⓘ challenge racial discrimination ⓘ challenge racial segregation ⓘ
notableCase	Briggs v. Elliott ⓘ Brown v. Board of Education ⓘ Cooper v. Aaron ⓘ Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin ⓘ Griggs v. Duke Power Co. ⓘ McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents ⓘ Milliken v. Bradley ⓘ Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1 ⓘ Shelby County v. Holder ⓘ Smith v. Allwright ⓘ Sweatt v. Painter ⓘ
opposes	racial discrimination in education ⓘ racial discrimination in employment ⓘ racial discrimination in voting ⓘ racial segregation ⓘ
represents	Black voters ⓘ civil rights plaintiffs ⓘ individuals challenging discriminatory criminal justice practices ⓘ individuals challenging discriminatory employment practices ⓘ students challenging school segregation ⓘ
separatedFrom	NAACP ⓘ surface form: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
typeOfWork	litigation ⓘ policy advocacy ⓘ public education ⓘ research ⓘ

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