“Ruby says of her N. A. A. C. P. work: 'I want to go Farther-faster!'”

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        In this article, Ruby Hurley actually discusses radicalism in a short sense. When talking about Black people that believe everything White people say, she asked if some of the goals of the NAACP were really radical. The goals she mentioned were having equal education and equal opportunity for jobs. After analyzing this text, it can be known that the issues of the NAACP were only proclaimed as radical because people were against freedoms for Black people at the time. “I want to stop the pursuit of happiness and catch up with a little of it!” Hurley said. By this, she means that stopping the ‘peace’ or the way society normally conducts business is a way that can bring attention to the issues she is passionate about. As a radical, Hurley wanted to speed up the process of equality. She risked her safety to travel around the country to get people to join the NAACP. As someone perceived as a radical activist within the NAACP, she had a plan towards true freedom. The article used pictures in context as well, to connect the reader to Ruby Hurley. They helped to show how personable and involved with the community she was.