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Remembering Brown v. Board of Education

May 17, 2012 marks the 58^th anniversary

The Victories Ahead

Your support strengthens our mission to protect justice and equal opportunity

Defending Democracy

A new voting rights report by LDF and the NAACP

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John Payton Remembered 1946-2012

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News Updates

Recent News

LDF Successfully Defends the Heart of the Voting Rights Act

Remembering Brown v. Board of Education

Louis H. Pollak, Civil Rights Advocate and Federal Judge, Dies at 89

Power In Numbers

25%

Nationally, percentage of Black voting age citizens lacking a government-issued photo ID. More

Case & Policy Updates

LDF Successfully Defends the Heart of the Voting Rights Act

Shelby County, Alabama v. Holder

5/18/12

| Political Participation

LDF and Project Vote Win Important Legal Victory for Public Assistance Recipients in Louisiana

5/04/12

NAACP LDF Seeks to Join Fight Against South Carolina’s Discriminatory Photo ID Law

South Carolina v. Holder

3/30/12

| Political Participation

LDF Seeks to Join Fight Against Texas’s Discriminatory Photo ID Law

Texas v. Holder

3/20/12

| Political Participation

Supreme Court to Review Race Conscious Admissions Policy at University of Texas at Austin

Fisher v. UT Austin

2/21/12

| Education

Our Mission

The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) is America's premier legal organization fighting for racial justice.

Through litigation, advocacy and public education, LDF seeks structural changes to expand democracy, eliminate disparities, and achieve racial justice in a society that fulfills the promise of equality for all Americans.

LDF also defends the gains and protections won over the past 70 years of civil rights struggle and works to improve the quality and diversity of judicial and executive appointments.

We Defend
We Educate
We Empower