NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Inc. Grant

Organization - NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Inc.
Grant Amount - $650,000
Foundation - Ford Foundation
Grant Purpose - For advocacy, public education and litigation to ensure equal educational opportunity in the wake of the Supreme Court's school desegregation decisions in the Louisville, Ky., and Seattle cases


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