What Are Common Interest Groups

Interest groups are formed organizations of people who share a common interest. These groups work together to protect, promote and influence others and the government based on that interest. Interest groups vary based off beliefs, political and or world views, and can range from very few to hundreds of thousands of people depending on the shared goals. My Interest group of choice is The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People or widely known better as the NAACP. This organization is the oldest, largest and most widely recognized civil rights organization in the United States. Formed Feb. 12. 1909 by W. E. B. Du Bois, Moorfield Storey, and Mary White Ovington just to name a few, this group has over a span of 100 years challenged