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We cannot ignore that the campaign was characterized by divisive ra- cial rhetoric, and has emboldened white supremacists across the country. The wave of hate crimes sweeping the country, with perpe- trators invoking the name of the President-elect, is an ill omen, as is the appointment of a chief strat- egist with an appalling record of promoting racial, anti-Semitic and anti-woman rhetoric.” “We were appalled by the calls for intimidation of voters at urban and rural polling places and will not forget. Voter suppression had a measurable effect on elections in a number of states. While ra- cial voter suppression was wide- spread, voter suppression was generational as well. Millennials, as a multiracial demographic, also were targeted by strict ID laws and poll closings affecting millions of youth, college and high school students, as well as young professionals. Addressing this threat to our most vulnerable citizens and our still young de- mocracy will be a top priority for our organizations in the coming weeks and months.” “We have a responsibility to vigorously oppose any policies or actions which are inconsistent with our agenda or would serve to turn back the clock on hard-fought gains. America’s advance toward diversity is not interrupted by the results of Tuesday’s election.” “We will continue to battle dis- tent with equality and opportunity for all.” “Having earned a minority of the popular vote, elected with the support of only about a quarter percent of the adult population, the President-elect must recog- nize the challenge of his extreme- ly narrow appeal to the American people. His obligation is to be President for All Americans.” “Other important races on the ballot were significant for the ad- and Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus.” “We encourage every Ameri- can to stand firm in the fight for the protection of civil rights and in opposition to racism and hate.” The statement above was is- sued jointly by the following (list- ed alphabetically): Cornell Wil- liam Brooks, president and chief executive officer of the NAACP; Melanie Campbell, president and CEO, National Coalition on Black We were appalled by the calls for intimidation of voters at urban and rural polling places and will not forget. Voter suppression had a measurable effect on elections in a number of states. While racial voter suppression was widespread, voter suppression was generational as well. Millennials, as a multiracial demographic, also were targeted by strict ID laws and poll closings affecting millions of youth, college and high school students, as well as young professionals. crimination, racial injustice and barriers to equal opportunity as we have done for decades. As always, we will advocate for the next Pres- ident of the United States to honor and prioritize the Constitutional guarantee of equal protection, due process and full citizenship for ev- ery American. The President-elect needs to begin by repudiating hate crimes and attacks undertaken in his name and by announcing a commitment to abandon the divi- sive rhetoric and policy proposals of his campaign that are inconsis- vancement of the nation. While Congress remains in control of leaders with a demonstrated his- tory of obstructionism, we take encouragement from the election of the most diverse Congress in United States history. When the 115th United States Congress is seated in January, it will include 100 women – notably Kamala Harris from California, among the 23 women elected to the Senate — and the largest-ever Congressional Black Caucus, Congressional Hispanic Caucus Civic Participation and Convener, Black Women’s Roundtable; Kris- ten Clarke, president and execu- tive director, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law; Wade Henderson, president and CEO, Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights; Sherrilyn If- ill, president and director-coun- sel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund; Marc H. Morial, president and CEO, Na- tional Urban League; The Rev. Al Sharpton, founder and president, National Action Network. Allow for a Peaceful Transition of Power Country shines brighter than the ugliness of the election c ornell W illiAM b rooks “Even as we extend our con- gratulations to President-Elect Donald J. Trump, the NAACP, as America’s oldest and largest civil rights organization, must bluntly note that the 2016 cam- paign has regularized racism, standardized anti-Semitism, de-exceptionalized xenopho- bia and mainstreamed misogyny. Voter suppression, as the courts have declared, has too become rampant and routine. From the day that General George Washington accepted by the people’s charge to become their first commander-in-chief, to the day that we elected Barack Obama as our country’s first Af- rican-American president, Amer- ica has come together to ensure a peaceful transition of power. This most recent pres- idential election must meet this distinctly Amer- ican standard. President-Elect Trump’s victory speech avoided a divisive tone and thus invoked this standard. During this critical period of transition, we are now calling upon the next president to speak and act with the moral clarity nec- essary to silence the dog-whistle racial politics that have charac- terized recent months and have left many of our fellow citizens snarling at one another in anger and even whimpering in fear. The more than 120 million Americans who cast ballots in this election – as well as the more than 100 mil- lion more eligible voters who de- clined to vote – deserve no less. The NAACP stands ready to work with a new administration to realize the racial justice con- cerns that not only compelled millions of people to go to the polls on Election Day but also inspired millions to protest in the streets in the preceding days and months. Depending upon the new administration’s fidelity to America’s ideals of liberty and the NAACP’s agenda for justice, we will either be at its side or in its face. We will not let this elec- tion distract or dissuade us; the NAACP will continue to stand strong at the frontlines, advocat- ing for voting rights, criminal justice reform and equality for all. This election comes as a sur- prise to many, an affirmation to some and a rejection to others, and yet it is also a defining mo- ment for the NAACP and the nation. Let us come together as a country – come together with the principled and practical unity that the needs of our nation and the need to govern demand. Our beauty as a country shines brighter than the ugliness of this election. It is up to all of us to re- veal the beauty of who we are as a people as we yet see the possi- bilities of the nation we can be- come.” Cornell William Brooks is na- tional president of the NAACP.