Detroit, Michigan June 25 - June 30, 1957
The 48th Annual Convention occurred during a pivotal era in the American civil rights movement, just three years after the landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision and amid growing activism against segregation and racial injustice.
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is the nation's oldest and largest civil rights organization. Founded in 1909, it works to advance the political, educational, social, and economic equality of African Americans and eliminate racial discrimination.