Although the major focus of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) has been the improvement of conditions in the United States for African Americans, it has demonstrated a broader interest in the freedom of the oppressed throughout the world. While most of its international efforts have been on behalf of peoples of Africa and its diaspora, it has not ignored the plight of others. Among those with whom it has identified have been the Indians, Indonesians, Palestinians, Catholics of Northern Ireland, and the Jewish people. This paper is an analysis of the NAACP’s efforts to alter both American immigration procedures and foreign policy in order to enhance human rights, internationally.
