Which best states the purpose of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)?

The NAACP was founded to oppose racial discrimination and advance the rights of African Americans through activism, legal challenges, and public education. Its broader purpose was to fight for civil rights, not only to integrate sports or argue in court. The phrase “separate but equal” describes a discriminatory doctrine the NAACP challenged, not a society it sought to establish.

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