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THE NAACP M-PAC PROGRAM "We must work the works of him who sent me, while it is day; night comes, when no one can work" The action verb IMPACT means to press together and to strike forcefully against one thing or another. The acronym for the NAACP's Membership and Political Action Program in the Church is NAACP M-PAC In 1981, Janice Johnson Washington, the NAACP National Membership Director, conceived and developed the NAACP M-PAC Program for NAACP Branches as one program that they could use to work effectively with the Black Church and the NAACP's Political Action Program. The purpose of the NAACP's M-PAC program is to bring together the NAACP, the Black Electorate, and the Black Church to form a pact and do like the action verb (impact), press together and strike forcefully in every community in America for racial justice. The NAACP has a half million members and is working toward a million members. The Black/Electorate in America is at least nine (9) million strong with a potential of sixteen'(16) million registered voters, and the Black Church in its two largest denominations (Baptist and Methodist) has over ten (10) million members. On any given Sunday at least one third of this number is assembled in churches across the country. The NAACP 2000 branches ha.ve been asked to organize local NAACP M-PAC programs to accomplish three main objectives. 1. increase the NAACP membership 2. increase voter registration, education and get out the vote in the black community 3. to motivate the black church in the community to provide spiritual and moral leadership for racial justice The local branch NAACP M-PAC program should be active throughout the year working on local issues that it can have an impact on. It is most important for the NAACP M-PAC committee to be especially active for city, county, and state elections, and of course, the national presidential election. In 1985, the NAACP Membership Division started its recognition program of the NAACP M-PAC Churches. Special awards and certificates are given each year to the churches who adopt the NAACP M-PAC program of enrolling NAACP members and registering voters in the church congregation. At the NAACP 78th Convention in New York City last year the top NAACP M-PAC Churches were New Birth Baptist Church, Dallas, Texas, Rev. George Pryor, Pastor and Mt. Sinai Baptist Church, Dallas, Texas, Dr. U. S. Cornelius, Pastor. Other winning M-PAC Churches in previous years have been Second Baptist Church, Los Angeles, California, Dr. Thomas Kilgore, Pastor and Bethel Mission Baptist Church, Tallahassee, Florida, Rev. Herbert C. Alexander, Pastor. Jesus accepted seriously the urgency of his earthly ministry when he said: "I must work the works of Him Who Sent me, while it is day, night comes when no one can work." John (9:4) Jesus felt a powerful compelling urge to forth rightly, dynamically and positively face the problems of his earthly ministry. Like him, the NAACP M-PAC Program gives us that opportunity to "work the works of him who sent us, while it is day" for racial justice now. The NAACP, the Black Electorate and the Black Church have in the past, is today, and will in the future have a great impact advancing the cause of freedom for all. NAACP BRANCHES CONTINUE REGISTRATION EFFORTS North Broward and Fort Lauderdale, Florida Branches The North Broward County Branch and Fort Lauderdale Branch registered twelve hundred thirty-five persons (1,235) in a coalitional effort during their first month's campaign. South Carolina State Conference Sets Pace for NAACP Branches in State The Voter Education Department participated in two Voter Action training sessions sponsored by the South Carolina State Conference of Branches. The second, a coalitional effort was the result of "A Call" issued by Dr. William F. Gibson, Chairman, National Board of Directors, NAACP and President. South Carolina State Conference of Branches. In his letter to organizations across the state to attend "A Conference" to address the 1980s Black Political- Economic Problems in South Carolina, Dr. Gibson likened this "Call" to the "Call" by the founding fathers of the NAACP in 1909. Over three hundred persons attended the Conference representing NAACP Branches as well as social and civic organizations from across the state. The workshop session on political action addressed voter registration and issue education. Following this conference, workshops are being held in every Congressional District in South Carolina to provide hands-on training for Branches. More than 6,200 have registered to date. North Carolina Holds Voter Registration and Voter Education Activities One of the target areas for North Carolina, the Sixth Congressional District, showed a 7% increase in voter registration during the period of January 1 - May 3, 1988. During the period 1,100 persons were registered in Greensboro and High Point, 467 registered in Alamance County (Burlington) and 410 registered in Davidson County (Lexington). In this target area, voter education was an integral component of the effort. Information was disseminated on the use of new Shouptronic voting machines, when and where to vote and how to obtain transportation to the polls on election day. The NAACP hosted "speak outs" where community leaders such as City Council persons, NAACP officers and other local leaders addressed students on the campuses of North Carolina A & T State University and Bennett College on the importance of voting. The voter registration-education components were linked wherever possible. Literature was distributed by canvassers as they canvassed targeted areas. Registration was conducted at concerts, political forums, churches, shopping centers and several locations where citizens congregated. On Super Tuesday, Alamance County, North Carolina had a fifty-nine percent increase in turnout over the 1984 primary turnout. VOTE — BE HEARD!!!
Object Description
Title | Political Action Committee [2 of 2] |
Series | Series 2, NAACP, Charlotte |
Subseries | Subseries 4, Committees |
Digital Collection | Kelly Alexander, Sr. papers concerning the NAACP, 1948-1998 |
Creator | Alexander, Kelly M. |
Date Created | 1985-1990 |
Series Description | This series contains material related to the work of the NAACP in Charlotte, North Carolina and the Alexander family's involvement in the organization over the course of several decades. There is a wide variety of topics covered in the documents, including voting discrimination; the Freedom Fund; Youth Council activities; and correspondence with notable figures throughout the Charlotte area, including Alfred Alexander and Julius Chambers. |
Collection Description | This collection documents the activities of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), with an emphasis on the work and correspondence of Kelly Alexander, Sr. and his sons Kelly Alexander, Jr. and Alfred Alexander in Charlotte, North Carolina. The collection contains minutes, correspondence, reports, speeches, press releases, membership records, and a few photographs. Topics covered include school segregation, housing and employment discrimination, police misconduct, and the Charlotte Area Fund. |
Subjects--Names |
Alexander, Kelly M. Alexander, Kelly M., Jr., 1948- Alexander, Alfred L., 1952- |
Subjects--Organizations |
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Charlotte Branch. |
Subjects--Topics |
African Americans--North Carolina--Charlotte African Americans--Civil rights--North Carolina African Americans--Political activity--North Carolina--Charlotte Civil rights movements--North Carolina--Charlotte Civil rights workers--North Carolina--Charlotte African Americans--Housing--North Carolina--Charlotte Racism--Political aspects--North Carolina--Charlotte Race discrimination--North Carolina--Charlotte Police brutality--North Carolina--Charlotte Police misconduct--North Carolina--Charlotte |
Subjects--Locations |
Charlotte (N.C.)--Race relations--History--20th century Charlotte (N.C.)--Politics and government--20th century |
Coverage--Place |
Charlotte (N.C.) Mecklenburg County (N.C.) |
Box Number | 8 |
Folder Number | 38 |
Language | eng |
Object Type | Text |
Digital Format | Displayed as .jp2, uploaded as .tif |
Genre | manuscripts (document genre) |
Finding Aid | https://findingaids.uncc.edu/repositories/4/resources/701 |
Original Collection | Kelly Alexander, Sr. papers concerning the NAACP |
Digital Collection Home Page | http://digitalcollections.uncc.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16033coll20 |
Repository | J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections (University of North Carolina at Charlotte) |
Digital Publisher | J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections (University of North Carolina at Charlotte) |
Rights | These materials are made available for use in research, teaching and private study. The digital reproductions have been made available through an evaluation of public domain status, permissions from the rights' holders, and authorization under the law including fair use as codified in 17 U.S.C. section 107. Although these materials are publicly accessible for these limited purposes, they may not all be in the public domain. Users are responsible for determining if permission for re-use is necessary and for obtaining such permission. Individuals who have concerns about online access to specific content should contact J. Murrey Atkins Library. |
Location of Original | J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections (University of North Carolina at Charlotte) |
Grant Information | Digitization made possible by funding from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources. |
Identifier | naacp-ms508-0208038 |
Date Digitized | 2016-05-04 |
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Title | naacp-ms508-0208038-070 |
OCR Transcript | THE NAACP M-PAC PROGRAM "We must work the works of him who sent me, while it is day; night comes, when no one can work" The action verb IMPACT means to press together and to strike forcefully against one thing or another. The acronym for the NAACP's Membership and Political Action Program in the Church is NAACP M-PAC In 1981, Janice Johnson Washington, the NAACP National Membership Director, conceived and developed the NAACP M-PAC Program for NAACP Branches as one program that they could use to work effectively with the Black Church and the NAACP's Political Action Program. The purpose of the NAACP's M-PAC program is to bring together the NAACP, the Black Electorate, and the Black Church to form a pact and do like the action verb (impact), press together and strike forcefully in every community in America for racial justice. The NAACP has a half million members and is working toward a million members. The Black/Electorate in America is at least nine (9) million strong with a potential of sixteen'(16) million registered voters, and the Black Church in its two largest denominations (Baptist and Methodist) has over ten (10) million members. On any given Sunday at least one third of this number is assembled in churches across the country. The NAACP 2000 branches ha.ve been asked to organize local NAACP M-PAC programs to accomplish three main objectives. 1. increase the NAACP membership 2. increase voter registration, education and get out the vote in the black community 3. to motivate the black church in the community to provide spiritual and moral leadership for racial justice The local branch NAACP M-PAC program should be active throughout the year working on local issues that it can have an impact on. It is most important for the NAACP M-PAC committee to be especially active for city, county, and state elections, and of course, the national presidential election. In 1985, the NAACP Membership Division started its recognition program of the NAACP M-PAC Churches. Special awards and certificates are given each year to the churches who adopt the NAACP M-PAC program of enrolling NAACP members and registering voters in the church congregation. At the NAACP 78th Convention in New York City last year the top NAACP M-PAC Churches were New Birth Baptist Church, Dallas, Texas, Rev. George Pryor, Pastor and Mt. Sinai Baptist Church, Dallas, Texas, Dr. U. S. Cornelius, Pastor. Other winning M-PAC Churches in previous years have been Second Baptist Church, Los Angeles, California, Dr. Thomas Kilgore, Pastor and Bethel Mission Baptist Church, Tallahassee, Florida, Rev. Herbert C. Alexander, Pastor. Jesus accepted seriously the urgency of his earthly ministry when he said: "I must work the works of Him Who Sent me, while it is day, night comes when no one can work." John (9:4) Jesus felt a powerful compelling urge to forth rightly, dynamically and positively face the problems of his earthly ministry. Like him, the NAACP M-PAC Program gives us that opportunity to "work the works of him who sent us, while it is day" for racial justice now. The NAACP, the Black Electorate and the Black Church have in the past, is today, and will in the future have a great impact advancing the cause of freedom for all. NAACP BRANCHES CONTINUE REGISTRATION EFFORTS North Broward and Fort Lauderdale, Florida Branches The North Broward County Branch and Fort Lauderdale Branch registered twelve hundred thirty-five persons (1,235) in a coalitional effort during their first month's campaign. South Carolina State Conference Sets Pace for NAACP Branches in State The Voter Education Department participated in two Voter Action training sessions sponsored by the South Carolina State Conference of Branches. The second, a coalitional effort was the result of "A Call" issued by Dr. William F. Gibson, Chairman, National Board of Directors, NAACP and President. South Carolina State Conference of Branches. In his letter to organizations across the state to attend "A Conference" to address the 1980s Black Political- Economic Problems in South Carolina, Dr. Gibson likened this "Call" to the "Call" by the founding fathers of the NAACP in 1909. Over three hundred persons attended the Conference representing NAACP Branches as well as social and civic organizations from across the state. The workshop session on political action addressed voter registration and issue education. Following this conference, workshops are being held in every Congressional District in South Carolina to provide hands-on training for Branches. More than 6,200 have registered to date. North Carolina Holds Voter Registration and Voter Education Activities One of the target areas for North Carolina, the Sixth Congressional District, showed a 7% increase in voter registration during the period of January 1 - May 3, 1988. During the period 1,100 persons were registered in Greensboro and High Point, 467 registered in Alamance County (Burlington) and 410 registered in Davidson County (Lexington). In this target area, voter education was an integral component of the effort. Information was disseminated on the use of new Shouptronic voting machines, when and where to vote and how to obtain transportation to the polls on election day. The NAACP hosted "speak outs" where community leaders such as City Council persons, NAACP officers and other local leaders addressed students on the campuses of North Carolina A & T State University and Bennett College on the importance of voting. The voter registration-education components were linked wherever possible. Literature was distributed by canvassers as they canvassed targeted areas. Registration was conducted at concerts, political forums, churches, shopping centers and several locations where citizens congregated. On Super Tuesday, Alamance County, North Carolina had a fifty-nine percent increase in turnout over the 1984 primary turnout. VOTE — BE HEARD!!! |
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