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NAACP Special Contribution Fund
1790 BROADWAY / NEW YORK, N.Y. 10019 / 245-2100
THE ONLY TAX EXEMPT VEHICLE FOR SUPPORT OF NAACP COMMUNITY PROGRAMS IN THE COURTS, SCHOOLS, VOTER EDUCATION, HOUSING AND TRAINING SERVICES AND YOUTH ACTIVITIES........

OFFICERS

Margaret Bush Wilson
Chairman
Dr. W. Montague Cobb
Vice-Chairman
Jesse Turner 
Treasurer
William Oliver
Assistant Treasurer
Ben L. Hooks
Secretary
Nathaniel R. Jones
General Counsel

BOARD OF TRUSTEES 

Mrs. Daisy Bates
Dr. Leonard L. Burns
Dr. W. Montague Cobb
Virgil B. Day
Earl B. Dickerson
Albert Dunmore
Lester H. Grubman
Ira Haupt, II
Samuel Jackson
Theodore Jones
Alfred Baker Lewis
Randall C. Morgan, Sr.
Mrs. Frances Murphy
William Oliver
Hon. Samuel R. Pierce, Jr.
Harvey C. Russell
Ramon Scruggs
Hobart Taylor, Jr.
Hon. C. Delores Tucker
Jesse Turner
Dr. F. Palmer Weber
Roy Wilkins 
Margaret Bush Wilson

February 10, 1979

Dear Friend:

This is an emergency appeal. I wanted to reach you as soon as possible, and for this reason am sending this printed letter, rather than a more personal message. 

The NAACP is experiencing a most serious financial situation. In 1978, black Americans were besieged on almost every front, from the Bakke decision to the resurgence of the Ku Klux Klan and the American Nazi Party. The call upon NAACP services was overwhelming. We responded to every demand that we possibly could. The toll upon our staff and resources was unprecedented. As a result, we find ourselves in the financial predicament described in the enclosed December 21st New York Times article. 

The NAACP dares not enter 1979 in a depleted condition that could cripple our ability to provide desperately needed protection and services. We are struggling to replenish the resources required for the struggle now upon us. 

If there is any way you can help, I urge you to do so at this time. I would be personally grateful for your help.

Tax deductible emergency contributions may be made to the NAACP Special Contribution Fund. 

Sincerely, 
[[signature]]
Benjamin L. Hooks 
Secretary

JOIN THE N.A.A.C.P. TODAY

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