NAACP marks civil rights milestone in St. Paul

In August, the nation marked the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington. The St. Paul chapter of the NAACP Thursday is marking it's 100th anniversary with a sold-out event downtown.

Tom Crann of MPR News' All Things Considered speaks with the head of the Saint Paul NAACP, Jeffrey Martin, who says that that despite a century of progress, the fight for civil rights is greater now than it's ever been.

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