Tens of thousands of people are expected to gather in Charlotte this weekend for the NAACP's national convention, marking the first time in nearly three decades that the civil rights organization has held its annual meeting in the Queen City.

The convention begins Saturday at the Charlotte Convention Center and runs through July 16, with organizers expecting between 10,000 and 12,000 attendees.

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