When he became NAACP chairman in 1953, Tobias launched the Fight for Freedom Fund to eliminate state-imposed racial segregation by the time of the centennial of the Emancipation Proclamation.
When he took over as NAACP chairman in 1953, Tobias initiated the Fight for Freedom Fund to eradicate state-imposed racial segregation by the time of the centennial of the Emancipation Proclamation's 100th anniversary.