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WEBVTT A CIVIL RIGHTS GROUP MAKINGHISTORY IN THE UPSTATE, FOR THEFIRST TIME IN DECADES.THE NAACP BACK IN GREENVILLE.MICHAEL: WYFF NEWS 4'S JOERIPLEY IS HERE WITH THE STORY.WITH MORE DETAILS.JOE?JOE: THIS YEAR MARKS THE 100THANNIVERSARY OF THE NAACP.AND WHILE THE BATTLES MAY HAVE CHANGED OVER THE YEARS, THEMISSION REMAINS THE SAME.DOCTOR LONNIE RANDOLPH, JR. ISNO STRANGER TO BATTLE, HISFATHER A WORLD WAR TWO VETERAN.>> I DID NOT UNDERSTAND, IF WEARE FIGHTING FOR THE SAME WAR,WHY WOULD WE BE SEPARATED?YOU KNOW WHY.RACE.JIM: BUT -- JOE: BUT AS ONE WAR ENDED,RANDOLPH TOOK ON ANOTHER ONE.RANDOLPH IS THE CURRENTPRESIDENT OF THE SOUTH CAROLINANAACP.I HAVE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TOMAKE A DIFFERENCE.I CHOSE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKEA DIFFERENCE.>> EVERY MAJOR WILL CIVIL RIGHTSADVANCEMENT IN THIS COUNTRY, THENAACP HAS PARTICIPATED INESTABLISHING IT.JOE: THE HISTORIC STATE NAACPCONVENTION MARKS THE 100TH YEAROF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ADVOCATES.FIGHTS TO END SEGREGATION ANDEARN WOMEN'S RIGHTS HAVE EVOLVEDINTO A MISSION TO EDUCATECOMMUNITIES.WE ENCOURAGE THAT COMMUNITYINCREASING, SO THEY BOTH -- OURPROTECTION IS ENHANCED, AND THESAFETY OF OFFICERS AND THECOMMUNITY.JOE: GREENVILLE NAACP VICEPRESIDENT SAMUEL ZIMMERMANBELIEVES THE NEXT CROP OFLEADERS WILL ADOPT A DREAM YEARSIN THE MAKING.>> YOU SEE FACES OF HOPE, FACESOF DETERMINATION.YOU SEE FACES THAT ARE COMMITTEDTO THE WORK THAT DR. KING HADPUT IN PLACE.JOE: THE SOUTH CAROLINA NAACP CONVENTION RUNS THROUGH SUNDAY.SOME OF THE TOPICS FORDISCUSSION, EDUCATION, HEALTH,

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