NAACP Becoming More Diverse NPR's Richard Gonzales reports that the NAACP has always been synonymous with the civil rights struggles of African-Americans, but these days in places like California, it's expanding beyond its traditional base. In the San Jose chapter, for example, about one in three members is Latino, Asian or white.

NAACP Becoming More Diverse

NAACP Becoming More Diverse

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NPR's Richard Gonzales reports that the NAACP has always been synonymous with the civil rights struggles of African-Americans, but these days in places like California, it's expanding beyond its traditional base. In the San Jose chapter, for example, about one in three members is Latino, Asian or white.