![From the Cooperative League, I suppose, with the Depression lingering as long as it did, the next step in terms of, as you call it, professional relationship, was to go to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People [NAACP]. I went there as an assistant field secretary, and so forth. So, I suppose that was the first organized step.](/assets/img/quote-photos/from-the-cooperative-league-i-suppose-with-the-depression-lingering-as-long-as.jpg)
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