NAACP of Portland

The NAACP insures the political, educational, social and economic equality of minority groups and citizens; achieves equality of rights and eliminates race prejudice among the citizens of the United States; removes all barriers of racial discrimination through the democratic processes; seeks to enact and enforce federal, state, and local laws securing civil rights; informs the public of the adverse effects of racial discrimination and seeks its elimination; educates persons as to their constitutional rights; and takes all lawful action in furtherance of these principles.

Established in 1964, the Portland Branch is currently in its fifth decade of continuous leadership, service and advocacy. We remain committed to our civil rights roots and to advancing a universal "call" for human rights, peace, and justice.