LAS VEGAS HISTORY African Americans made up a small portion of the Las Vegas population since the town's founding until the outbreak of World War II. When the Basic Magnesium, Inc. plant began operating in 1943, African Americans came to Las Vegas from around the country in search of employment. By 1944, Las Vegas was home to more than 3,000 African Americans, up from 178 just three years before. By 1955, with Las Vegas' resort industry and the number of associated jobs expanding exponentially, the city became home to more than 15,000 African Americans. Vision Statement The vision of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is to ensure a society in which all individuals have equal rights and there is no racial hatred or racial discrimination. Mission Statement The mission of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination. Objectives The following statement of objectives is found on the first page of the NAACP Constitution — the principal objectives of the Association shall be: OBJECTIVE TO ENSURE To ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of all citizens OBJECTIVE TO REMOVE To remove all barriers of racial discrimination through democratic processes OBJECTIVE TO ACHIEVE To achieve equality of rights and eliminate race prejudice among the citizens of the United States OBJECTIVE TO SEEK To seek enactment and enforcement of federal, state, and local laws securing civil rights OBJECTIVE TO EDUCATE To educate persons as to their constitutional rights and to take all lawful action to secure the exercise thereof, and to take any other lawful action in furtherance of these objectives, consistent with the NAACP's Articles of Incorporation and this Constitution. OBJECTIVE TO INFORM To inform the public of the adverse effects of racial discrimination and to seek its elimination
