History
“Do not get lost in a sea of despair. Be hopeful, be optimistic. Our struggle is not the struggle of a day, a week, a month, or a year, it is the struggle of a lifetime. Never, ever be afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble, necessary trouble.”
Founding members of the NAACP
Mary White Ovington, John Haynes Holmes, Morefield Storey, Ida B. Wells, Henry Moskowitz, Oswald Garrison Willard, William English Walling and W.E.B. DuBois lead “The Call” to renew the struggle for civil and political liberty.
Brief History of the Chester Branch NAACP
The Chester Branch, one of the oldest branches of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, has a rich heritage dating back to 1910. The founder and first president was Ruth L. Bennett. The first meeting was held at the Ruth L. Bennett Home for Women, Second and Reaney Streets, Chester, PA.
June 21, 1866 – 24 February 24, 1947
Ruth L. Bennett, founder of the Chester, Pennsylvania Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), and the Ruth L. Bennett Home for Women and Girls.
Former Presidents include, Ruth L. Bennett, Casper Green, Otis Jones, Carter Grasty, Rev. Leon S. Moore, Herman Laws, George F. Raymond, Frederick Douglas, James Graham, Cecil W. Bond, Dr. Felder Rouse, Rev. Johnnie Monroe, William Whitaker, Rev. Commodore Harris and John Shelton, Sr.
The current President is Darrell V. Jones.
