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Fighting for justice and inclusion
The story of the NAACP on Martha’s Vineyard.
Demonstration march to the Whaling Church by Williamston visitors and Edgartown hosts, Dec. 1963. Courtesy M.V. Museum
Williamston, N.C., delegation invited to Edgartown and hosted by the M.V. NAACP, December 1963. Courtesy M.V. Museum
Williamston, N.C., delegation invited to Edgartown by the Rev. Henry Bird, December 1963. Courtesy M.V. Museum
M.V. NAACP float in Edgartown Fourth of July parade, 1964. Courtesy M.V. Museum
Myrlie Evers, widow of Medgar Evers, at the Edgartown summer home of national NAACP president and Edgartown summer resident Kivie Kaplan, standing, and his wife Emily Kaplan, seated left. Circa 1964. Courtesy M.V. Museum ....

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