who we are
where we come from
where we come from
Lebanon County Branch 26AA of the NAACP began to form in summer and fall 2020 and was officially chartered by the national organization in May 2021. At present our branch is some 150 members strong and still growing. Our 11-member Executive Committee, elected in August 2021, is listed on the About Us page.
where we come from
where we come from
where we come from
Proud to be members of our nation's oldest and most prestigious civil rights organization, we are one of more than 2,200 units with more than 2 million members across the nation. We formed because of a pressing need in Lebanon County for greater transparency & accountability among our public officials and public institutions with respect to civil and human rights.
Our Mission
where we come from
Our Mission
Our mission mirrors the mission of the national organization:
- Ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of all citizens
- Achieve equality of rights and eliminate race prejudice among the citizens of the United States
- Remove all barriers of racial discrimination through democratic processes
- Seek enactment and enforcement
Our mission mirrors the mission of the national organization:
- Ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of all citizens
- Achieve equality of rights and eliminate race prejudice among the citizens of the United States
- Remove all barriers of racial discrimination through democratic processes
- Seek enactment and enforcement of federal, state, and local laws securing civil rights
- Inform the public of the adverse effects of racial discrimination and to seek its elimination
- Educate everyone on their constitutional rights and take all lawful action to secure the exercise of those rights, and to take any other lawful action in furtherance of these objectives, consistent with the NAACP's Articles of Incorporation and the NAACP Constitution