Benjamin Jealous : NAACP formed in response to lynchings and race riots . The NAACP, founded by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., was created as a civil rights organization that would fight for equal treatment of blacks and whites under law. Jealous : We must move beyond civil rights to human rights . My dad , Fred , was disowned for marrying a black woman and was used to being the only white guy thrown out of the diner for trying to integrate the lunch counter . He says organization is fighting inequities in education and criminal justice .
Benjamin Jealous : NAACP formed in response to lynchings and race riots . The NAACP, founded by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., was created as a civil rights organization that would fight for equal treatment of blacks and whites under law. Jealous : We must move beyond civil rights to human rights . He says organization is fighting inequities in education and criminal justice .