From the Cooperative League, I suppose, with the Depression lingering as long as it did, the next step in terms of, as you call it, professional relationship, was to go to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People… — Ella Baker Copy Share Image
![“From the Cooperative League, I suppose, with the Depression lingering as long as it did, the next step in terms of, as you call it, professional relationship, was to go to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People [NAACP]. I went there as an assistant field secretary, and so…” quote by Ella Baker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/9db/ella-baker-10989_advancement_from-the-cooperative-league-i-suppose-wi_1412930.jpg)