The Boston Branch of the NAACP, the first official and now the oldest branch of the NAACP, developed out of the Boston Committee to Advance the Cause of the Negro, established in 1910. Gathering in 1912 at the Park Street Church, 56 Bostonians (Black and white) received the official Branch charter which was inscribed with the statement of purpose:'To uplift the colored men and women of this country by securing to them full enjoyment of their rights as citizens, justice in all courts, and equality of opportunity everywhere.'