Since 1941 the NAACP has been the premier civil rights advocacy entity on Capitol Hill. The NAACP was a leading force behind the enactment of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, the 1965 Voting Rights Act, the 1968 Fair Housing Act, the 1991 Civil Rights Restoration Act and the 2002 Help America Vote Act, the most current reauthorization of the Voting Rights Act among countless others.
Advocacy Tools
- Federal Candidate Questionnaire 2012
- How to Advocate Your Concerns Before Congress
- How To Make the Most of Your Legislative Visit
- How to Create a Candidate Questionnaire
- How to Set up a State Legislative Report Card
- Senate Reelection Schedule
Legislative Primers
- Authorization vs. Appropriations
- The Path to a Federal Budget
- How a Bill Becomes a Law
- Federal Judicial Nominations
- The Life of a Bill
Political Activity Guides
NAACP Governing
Civil Rights Advocacy Training Institute (CRATI) Materials
- 2016 Party Platform Comparisons
- 15 Steps Backwards in 2017
- Advocacy Planner
- 2018 Senators'/Governors' Reelection Years
- Tools Book
- Action Alert Network Sign Up Form
- Voting Rights Issue Book
- International Affairs Issue Book
- Immigration Issue Book
- Health Issue Book
- Education Issue Book
- Economic Justice Issue Book
- Criminal Justice Issue Book