NAACP的創辦人相信非暴力抗議及合法行動才是確保所有美國人平等權益的最佳方式。杜博斯成為NAACP 的董事成員並編輯了一本名為危機的輿論期刊。創辦早期，協會成功的贏了許多官司，以維護少數民族的權益。

舉例說明，1917年時，最高法院宣告肯塔基州路易維爾市要求黑人住在城中特定區域的法令(一種法律型式)違憲；NAACP打贏了這個案子，因為這個法令違反了美國憲法中的第14條條款，此條款明白表示人人平等且受到相同的法律保障。1923年時，當最高法院決定挑選陪審團團員時，不應將黑人排除在外，因為這樣一來就違反了公平審判的原則時，該協會又再次打了一場漂亮的勝戰。您知道為什麼將黑人排除在陪審團挑選名單外會致使審判不公嗎？


The NAACP was founded on the belief that nonviolent protests and legal actions were the best ways to ensure equal rights for all Americans. Du Bois became a member of the NAACP board and edited a journal of opinions called The Crisis. During its early years, the association won many legal cases to ensure the rights of minorities.

In 1917, for example, the Supreme Court declared unconstitutional an ordinance (a type of law) in Louisville, Kentucky, that required blacks to live in certain sections of the city. The NAACP won the case because the ordinance violated the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which clearly states that all people are entitled to equal protection under the law. In 1923, the association won another case when the Supreme Court decided that blacks could not be excluded from juries because doing so denied those accused of crimes of a fair trial. Do you know why excluding blacks from juries could make a trial unfair?

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