Our Vision
Working towards a better tomorrow.
Here at Hayward South Alameda County NAACP, we see the value in everyone. We want to be a catalyst for positive change, and since our beginnings in 2000, we’ve been driven by the same ideas we initially founded our Non-Profit Organization upon: support, empowerment, and progress. Learn more about our mission, our vision, and how we go about making the changes we want to see.
Proudly serving Hayward, San Leandro, San Lorenzo, Dublin, Union City, and Fremont.
History of Hayward South Alameda County Branch
Buster Allen Brooks was the founder of the Hayward chapter of the NAACP established in 1950. Our next President was John Ferguson as indicated in the Directory for Reaching Minority Groups of 1973. Charles F. Bennett (Founder of Palma Ceia Baptist Church) was the third president of the branch. Clarence Gilmore revitalized NAACP and reactivated the Hayward Branch. At that time, Venus Winn was the President and Mr. Gilmore was the 1st vice president who later became the President. Valour Savage was the Executive Secretary and Mrs. Freddye M. Davis was the Assistant Secretary. When Ms. Savage stepped down, Freddye Davis became the secretary for about 8 years. She was voted in as president in 2001.
Back then the general meetings were held at the Hayward library. We finally obtained our own branch office on Watkins Street where we stayed for 10 years. Now we are location on B street where we have been for the last 18 years.
Our President
Freddye Davis was born and raised in segregated Birmingham, AL, and has never lost her activist motivations. She moved to Hayward in 1967. She became active in the Civil Rights Movement and the NAACP and had the pleasure of marching with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Birmingham. She held the position of Branch Secretary for the Hayward NAACP Branch, before becoming President of the Hayward branch in 2001.
Today Ms. Davis holds the President’s seat in the Hayward South Alameda County NAACP. "When Freddye Davis speaks, everyone stands up and pays attention," says retired Assembly member Johan Klehs, who named her 'Woman of the Year' for 2006. "She marched with MLK; she's a historic figure."
She helps lead the City of Hayward's annual Martin Luther King, Jr., Celebration every January. Mrs. Davis has received many commendations and awards for her community service. In 2020 she had the privilege of being a California Elector for the Presidential Election.
Overview of the NAACP
Founded in 1909 in New York City by a group of black and white citizens committed to social justice, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is the nation’s largest and strongest civil rights organization. NAACP founders include Ida Wells-Barnett, W.E.B. DuBois, Henry Moscowitz, Mary White Ovington, Oswald Garrison Villard and William English Walling. They answered a clarion “Call” to renew the struggle for civil and political liberty in response to the unrelenting lynching of blacks that were occurring with impunity in 1909.
Today the NAACP is a network of more than 2,200 affiliates covering all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Japan and Germany. Headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, total membership exceeds 500,000. Today the California State NAACP boasts 72 branches and youth units mobilized across the state to help ensure racial justice and equality.
Our Mission
The NAACP’s principal objective is to ensure the political, educational, social and economic equality of minority citizens of the United States and eliminate race prejudice. The NAACP seeks to remove all barriers of racial discrimination through democratic processes. This mission is accomplished by seeking the enactment and enforcement of federal, state and local laws securing civil rights, and by informing the public of the adverse effects of racial discrimination. From school desegregation, fair housing, employment and voter registration, top health and equal economic opportunity, the NAACP is working successfully with allies of all races, plays a significant role in establishing legal precedents in order to improve the quality of life of America’s downtrodden.
Legal Assistance & Complaints
The California State NAACP Branches work as a liaison between legal agencies and services, but does not offer any on-site legal services. If you wish to file a complaint, please contact your local NAACP unit and fill out a complaint form.
Agencies we Recommend
For issues concerning employment, please contact the Department of Fair Employment and Housing. Also contact the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, with offices located in Oakland and San Francisco.
For issues concerning racial profiling, contact your local Sheriff’s Office or your local police department.
For human rights issues, you can file a complaint with the Sacramento County Human Rights Commission.
For all low-income civil cases, you can obtain free representation with the Legal Services of Northern California.