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The debate is different in other countries, where the term is still widely used. In the United States, where the struggle for racial equality has been a huge political issue, the country's foremost human rights group is the NAACP, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

Set up in 1909, and initially called the National Negro Committee, it works to eliminate racial hatred and discrimination. The group is mostly referred to by its initials, but the name itself has never been changed.

Posted By: SCC 28, Mar 11, 10:46:52