The Spokane NAACP president Rachel Dolezal was accused of pretending to be black and denying her Caucasian background. (Photo : Facebook/Spookane NAACP)
Spokane NAACP has taken to Facebook to share what appears to be Rachel Dolezal's resignation letter several days after her race and ethnicity were questioned. In the letter, the Spokane NAACP official neither confirmed nor denied that she is African American.
In the lengthy Facebook post showing the 553-word letter addressed to the Spokane NAACP executive committee and NAACP members, Dolezal said it is a true honor to serve in the racial and social justice movement in Spokane and across the United States.
While Dolezal did not directly mention resigning her post as a Spokane NAACP official, she implied that she will no longer be a part of the civil rights organization for ethnic minorities in the U.S. but will still live by its mission.
"Please know I will never stop fighting for human rights and will do everything in my power to help and assist, whether it means stepping up or stepping down, because this is not about me," Dolezal explained. "It's about justice. This is not me quitting; this is a continuum."
"Many issues face us now that drive at the theme of urgency," Dolezal explained. "Police brutality, biased curriculum in schools, economic disenfranchisement, health inequities, and a lack of pro-justice political representation are among the concerns at the forefront of the current administration of the Spokane NAACP."
With regards the question whether or not she really is African American, Dolezal defended herself claiming that the discussion has surprisingly shifted internationally to her "personal identity in the context of defining race and ethnicity."
On June 11, Dolezal refused to directly answer questions about her race and ethnicity when asked by the Spokane newspaper Spokesman-Review whether or not she is African American.
On June 21, Lawrence Dolezal, who claims to be the Spokane NAACP official's biological father told CNN, "We are her birth parents. We do not understand why she feels it's necessary to misrepresent her ethnicity."
