Question

Which group was founded in 1909 under the leadership of W.E.B. Dubois in an effort to combat racial discrimination, racial violence, and segregation in the United States

Answer 1

W. E. B. Dubois (1868 – 1963) was the founder of NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Coloured people) in 1909.

He was a civil rights activist, sociologist and historian, who worked actively, for equal rights, for blacks in America. He was also the leader of Niagara movement, a group of African-American activists, who worked towards this goal. He stressed on full civil rights and political representation for the blacks.  

Answer 2

It was the National Association of the Advancement of Coloured People.

Also known as NAACP.

The National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People (NAACP)[a] is a civil rights organization in the United States, formed in 1909 as a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans by a group including W. E. B. Du Bois, Mary White Ovington and Moorfield Storey.

Its mission in the 21st century is "to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate race-based discrimination.

"National NAACP initiatives include political lobbying, publicity efforts and litigation strategies developed by its legal team.