National Association for the Advancement of White People
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The National Association for the Advancement of White People is a white nationalist political organization in the United States founded in 1980 by David Duke. Its name is a takeoff on — and, some assert, a parody of — the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. The group claims it advocates "white separatism" and not white supremacy. It is headquartered in Metairie, Louisiana, a suburb of New Orleans.
The organization's views include vehement opposition to affirmative action programs and a strong law and order stance, such as favoring the death penalty and three strikes laws. Its official slogan is: "Equal Rights For All — Special Privileges For None."
In the 1990s, Ronald Edmiston founded a chapter of the NAAWP in Hawaii and was one of the first to speak out against the Hawaiian sovereignty movement as well as state and federal policies and practices favoring Native Hawaiians[citation needed]. Edmiston saw whites in Hawaii's society as disproportionately the victims of discrimination and crime. At the time his views did not draw much support and the chapter is now defunct. Other groups and advocates, such as Kenneth R. Conklin and the Grassroot Institute, continue to advocate against race-based policies in Hawaii.
As of January 1, 2005, the website for NAAWP now claims that it is the National Association for the Advancement of Working People.
[edit] Controversy
Supporters of the NAAWP believe there is a double standard: the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is considered socially acceptable while the National Association for the Advancement of White People is considered racist, making it socially unacceptable. The concept of an NAAWP in juxtaposition with an NAACP is often used merely to make an argument that the NAACP is an inherently racist organization.
[edit] References
- Patterson, James T. Brown v. Board of Education: A civil rights milestone and its troubled legacy, Oxford University Press, USA, 2001. ISBN 0-19-512716-1
