NAACP Legal Defense Fund

The NAACP Legal Defense Fund is a civil and human rights law firm, originally founded as part of the NAACP in 1940 by Thurgood Marshall. It is now a separate entity headquartered in New York, N.Y., with an office in Washington, D.C. On first reference, use NAACP Legal Defense Fund. On subsequent references, use LDF with the <abbr> tag:

<abbr title="N A A C P Legal Defense Fund">LDF</abbr>

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