The Urban
League, founded only a year after the NAACP, championed equality and integration in much the
same way as its predecessor. There were slight nuances, however, that distinguished their
actions. Most importantly, the types of cases that each organization undertook to try and bring
about racial equality is what led to their differentiation.
The Urban League
is echoed in the modern day efforts for ubran development and cost-effective housing. This
organization tried to improve the lives of impoverished minorities by fighting for their rights
to equal housing opportunities. Additionally, they vied for better job opportunities to try and
improve the overall economic situation of African Americans. Because of the harsh inequality in
jobs and housing, African Americans ended up in a cycle of poverty that the Urban League was
determined to overcome.
The NAACP was more concerned with social issues such
as education and voting rights, particularly with their famous case Brown v. Board
of...
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