National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
Hilary O. Shelton, Director, Washington Bureau Senior Vice President for Advocacy and Policy
Founded in 1909, the NAACP is the Nation’s oldest, largest, and most widely recognized grassroots civil rights organization, with more than 2,200 units in every State, as well as in Italy, Germany, Korea, and Japan. Hilary Shelton is responsible for advocating the NAACP’s Federal public policy issue agenda. He previously served as Federal Liaison/Assistant Director to the Government Affairs Department of The College Fund/UNCF, also known as The United Negro College Fund, in Washington, D.C. The following is from September 30, 2009, hearings before the House Financial Services Committee on Perspectives on the Consumer Financial Protection Agency. The NAACP is…
