自分は黒人だと言って、全米黒人地位向上協会（NAACP）のワシントン州スポケーン支部の支部長を務めてきた白人のレイチェル・ドレザル氏が、6月15日の朝にスポケーン支部のフェイスブックで辞任を発表した。
「人種平等と社会正義、そしてNAACPに忠誠を尽くすため、私は支部長を辞任し後任を副支部長のナイマ・ クォールズ・バーンリーに任せます」とドレザル氏はフェイスブックで心境を語っている。
彼女が自分の経歴を偽って黒人だと名乗ったことに対して多くの批判が寄せられており、ドレザル氏が本当は白人だということを明らかにしたドレザル氏の家族は、彼女が経歴を偽っているのは残念なことだと話している。
しかし、今でもドレザル氏は「自分は黒人だ」と答えており、今後もマイノリティーために活動していくと述べている。
「私はこれからも人権を守るために戦い続けます。たとえそれが何かの仕事を引き受けたり、もしく退いたりすることになっても、人を助けるためにできる限りのことをしていきます」とドレザルは書いている。「これは私の問題ではありません。正義の問題なのです」
「黒人の人権を求める運動は、黒人奴隷の抵抗運動からはじまり、黒人差別法の撤廃、黒人のウォール街（オクラホマ州タルサに黒人たちによって作られ、繁栄した街）、 公民権運動と黒人の地位向上運動、そして#BlackLivesMatter （黒人の命だって大切だ）運動と続いてきました。今後も民族自決と地位の向上を求める運動は続いていくでしょう」
NAACPはドレザル氏の辞任の数時間後に声明を出し「NAACPはドレザル氏の人種について憂慮しておらず、彼女のNAACPへの貢献に目を向けたい」と発表した。
NAACPの代表コーネル・ウィリアム・ブルックス氏は、声明の中で次のように述べている。「NAACPは、指導者の人種ではなく、組織が一体となって使命を果たして行くことを重要視しています。私たちは個人ではなく、解決すべき問題に注意を集中すべきです」
「現在NAACPには取り組むべき様々な問題があります。レイチェル・ドレザル氏は、NAACPのスポケーン支部が市民と人権を守るための活動に専念できるよう辞任しました」
また声明でブルック氏は、NAACPが「正義を探す旅」と題した860マイル（約1380キロ）のデモ行進を行うことも発表した。
「『正義を探す旅』は肌の色や文化、人種や支持政党、また世代に関係なく、全ての人にともに歩くことを呼びかけます。ともに歴史を作りこの国を変えていきましょう」
この記事はハフポストUS版に掲載されたものを翻訳しました。
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Body Cameras(01 of26)
FILE - In this April 9, 2015 file photo, a police officer stands in the street during a news conference outside the Charleston NAACP office regarding the shooting death of Walter Scott by a North Charleston police officer in Charleston S.C. A bill that requires law enforcement officers statewide to wear body cameras is expected to advance this week from the Senate panel it\'s been stuck in for weeks, after a witness video showing a white North Charleston officer shooting Scott in the back as he ran away quickly led to the officer being charged with murder. Senate Judiciary Chairman Larry Martin says the bill is now a top priority. (AP Photo/David Goldman) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
APTOPIX Police Officer Fatal Shooting(02 of26)
Anthony Gadsden, of Charleston, S.C., places a cross he made out of wood around his neck as people gather outside the Charleston NAACP office during a news conference regarding the shooting death of Walter Scott by a North Charleston police officer, Thursday, April 9, 2015, in Charleston S.C. The officer, Michael Thomas Slager, has been fired and charged with murder. (AP Photo/David Goldman) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Police Officer Fatal Shooting(03 of26)
Jerome Smalls, of Charleston, S.C., holds up a sign during a news conference outside the Charleston NAACP office regarding the shooting death of Walter Scott by a North Charleston police officer, Thursday, April 9, 2015, in Charleston S.C. The officer, Michael Thomas Slager, has been fired and charged with murder. (AP Photo/David Goldman) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Police Officer Fatal Shooting(04 of26)
Kranston Price, right, holds his grandson Ayden, 17 months, both of North Charleston, S.C., while attending a news conference outside the Charleston NAACP office regarding the shooting death of Walter Scott by a North Charleston police officer, Thursday, April 9, 2015, in Charleston S.C. The officer, Michael Thomas Slager, has been fired and charged with murder. (AP Photo/David Goldman) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Police Officer Fatal Shooting(05 of26)
A couple embraces as people gather across the street from the Charleston NAACP office during a news conference regarding the shooting death of Walter Scott by a North Charleston police officer, Thursday, April 9, 2015, in Charleston S.C. The officer, Michael Thomas Slager, has been fired and charged with murder. (AP Photo/David Goldman) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
MIchelle Obama(06 of26)
First lady Michelle Obama, right, speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, Feb. 20, 2015, during the âCelebrating Women of the Movement,â event honoring Black History Month. On stage with the first lady from left are, Janaye Ingram, National Executive Director of the National Action Network, Carlotta Walls, member of the Little Rock Nine, Sherrilyn Ifill, President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Charlayne Hunter-Gault, activist and journalist, Chanelle Hardy, National Urban League Senior Vice President, and Vanessa DeLuca, Editor-in-chief of Essence Magazine. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Mayor Of Baltimore Stephanie Rawlings-Blake Addresses The Media(07 of26)
BALTIMORE, MD - APRIL 24: Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake of Baltimore listens as NAACP Baltimore President Tessa Hill-Aston speaks at a news conference at City Hall April 24, 2015 in Baltimore, Maryland. Rawlings-Blake spoke on the latest development of the death of Baltimore resident Freddie Gray, one week after being under custody in a police van. Gray, 25, was arrested for possessing a switch blade knife April 12 outside the Gilmor Homes housing project on Baltimore\'s west side. According to his attorney, Gray died in the hospital from a severe spinal cord injury. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) (credit:Alex Wong via Getty Images)
Rep.Conyers Holds News Conference On The "End Racial Profiling Act"(08 of26)
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 22: NAACP Washington Bureau Director and Senior Vice President for Advocacy Hilary Shelton (2nd L) speaks as Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) (L) and U.S. Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) (R) listen during a news conference April 22, 2015 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Rep. Conyers held the news conference to discuss the \'End Racial Profiling Act.\' (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) (credit:Alex Wong via Getty Images)
NAACP Holds News Conference Surrounding Police Shooting Of Walter Scott(09 of26)
CHARLESTON, SC - APRIL 09: Dot Scott, the President of the Charleston Chapter of the NAACP, holds a press conference to discuss the police killing of an unarmed black motorist, Walter Scott on April 9, 2015 in Charleston, South Carolina. Scott expressed the NAACP\'s appreciation for the officials who took \'swift action to charge former officer Michael Slager with murder.\' Officer Slager shot Walter Scott, who was unarmed, in the back as he was running away after an altercation during a traffic stop on April 4. (Photo by Richard Ellis/Getty Images) (credit:Richard Ellis via Getty Images)
NAACP Holds News Conference Surrounding Police Shooting Of Walter Scott(10 of26)
CHARLESTON, SC - APRIL 09: A protester holds a sign during a press conference by the President of the Charleston Chapter of the NAACP Dot Scott to discuss the police killing of an unarmed black motorist, Walter Scott on April 9, 2015 in Charleston, South Carolina. Scott expressed the NAACP\'s appreciation for the officials who took \'swift action to charge former officer Michael Slager with murder.\' (Photo by Richard Ellis/Getty Images) (credit:Richard Ellis via Getty Images)
NAACP Holds News Conference Surrounding Police Shooting Of Walter Scott(11 of26)
CHARLESTON, SC - APRIL 09: Dot Scott, the President of the Charleston Chapter of the NAACP, surrounded by members of the board, holds a press conference to discuss the police killing of an unarmed black motorist, Walter Scott on April 9, 2015 in Charleston, South Carolina. Scott expressed the NAACP\'s appreciation for the officials who took \'swift action to charge former officer Michael Slager with murder.\' Officer Slager shot Walter Scott, who was unarmed, in the back as he was running away after an altercation during a traffic stop on April 4. (Photo by Richard Ellis/Getty Images) (credit:Richard Ellis via Getty Images)
NAACP Holds News Conference Surrounding Police Shooting Of Walter Scott(12 of26)
CHARLESTON, SC - APRIL 09: A protester holds a sign during a press conference by the President of the Charleston Chapter of the NAACP Dot Scott to discuss the police killing of an unarmed black motorist, Walter Scott on April 9, 2015 in Charleston, South Carolina. Scott expressed the NAACP\'s appreciation for the officials who took \'swift action to charge former officer Michael Slager with murder.\' Officer Slager shot Walter Scott, who was unarmed, in the back as he was running away after an altercation during a traffic stop on April 4. (Photo by Richard Ellis/Getty Images) (credit:Richard Ellis via Getty Images)
The 46th NAACP Image Awards - Arrivals(13 of26)
Gabrielle Union arrives at the 46th NAACP Image Awards at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium on Friday, Feb. 6, 2015, in Pasadena, Calif. (Photo by Arnold Turner/Invision/AP) (credit:Arnold Turner/Invision/AP)
The 46th NAACP Image Awards - Arrivals(14 of26)
Angela Bassett arrives at the 46th NAACP Image Awards at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium on Friday, Feb. 6, 2015, in Pasadena, Calif. (Photo by Arnold Turner/Invision/AP) (credit:Arnold Turner/Invision/AP)
The 46th NAACP Image Awards - Arrivals(15 of26)
Kerry Washington arrives at the 46th NAACP Image Awards at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium on Friday, Feb. 6, 2015, in Pasadena, Calif. (Photo by Arnold Turner/Invision/AP) (credit:Arnold Turner/Invision/AP)
The 46th NAACP Image Awards - Arrivals(16 of26)
Garcelle Beauvais arrives at the 46th NAACP Image Awards at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium on Friday, Feb. 6, 2015, in Pasadena, Calif. (Photo by Arnold Turner/Invision/AP) (credit:Arnold Turner/Invision/AP)
The 46th NAACP Image Awards - Arrivals(17 of26)
Kerry Washington arrives at the 46th NAACP Image Awards at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium on Friday, Feb. 6, 2015, in Pasadena, Calif. (Photo by Arnold Turner/Invision/AP) (credit:Arnold Turner/Invision/AP)
The 46th NAACP Image Awards - Arrivals(18 of26)
Uzo Aduba arrives at the 46th NAACP Image Awards at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium on Friday, Feb. 6, 2015, in Pasadena, Calif. (Photo by Arnold Turner/Invision/AP) (credit:Arnold Turner/Invision/AP)
The 46th NAACP Image Awards - Arrivals(19 of26)
Tracee Ellis Ross arrives at the 46th NAACP Image Awards at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium on Friday, Feb. 6, 2015, in Pasadena, Calif. (Photo by Arnold Turner/Invision/AP) (credit:Arnold Turner/Invision/AP)
The 46th NAACP Image Awards - Arrivals(20 of26)
Laurence Fishburne arrives at the 46th NAACP Image Awards at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium on Friday, Feb. 6, 2015, in Pasadena, Calif. (Photo by Arnold Turner/Invision/AP) (credit:Arnold Turner/Invision/AP)
The 46th NAACP Image Awards - Arrivals(21 of26)
Anthony Anderson arrives at the 46th NAACP Image Awards at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium on Friday, Feb. 6, 2015, in Pasadena, Calif. (Photo by Arnold Turner/Invision/AP) (credit:Arnold Turner/Invision/AP)
The 46th NAACP Image Awards - Arrivals(22 of26)
Roland Martin, right, and guest arrive at the 46th NAACP Image Awards at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium on Friday, Feb. 6, 2015, in Pasadena, Calif. (Photo by Arnold Turner/Invision/AP) (credit:Arnold Turner/Invision/AP)
The 46th NAACP Image Awards - Arrivals(23 of26)
Gabrielle Dennis, left, Danielle Nicolet and Eva Marcille arrive at the 46th NAACP Image Awards at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium on Friday, Feb. 6, 2015, in Pasadena, Calif. (Photo by Arnold Turner/Invision/AP) (credit:Arnold Turner/Invision/AP)
The 46th NAACP Image Awards - Arrivals(24 of26)
Gabrielle Dennis, left, Danielle Nicolet and Eva Marcille arrive at the 46th NAACP Image Awards at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium on Friday, Feb. 6, 2015, in Pasadena, Calif. (Photo by Arnold Turner/Invision/AP) (credit:Arnold Turner/Invision/AP)
The 46th NAACP Image Awards - Arrivals(25 of26)
Golden Brooks arrives at the 46th NAACP Image Awards at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium on Friday, Feb. 6, 2015, in Pasadena, Calif. (Photo by Arnold Turner/Invision/AP) (credit:Arnold Turner/Invision/AP)
The 46th NAACP Image Awards - Arrivals(26 of26)
Gabrielle Dennis arrives at the 46th NAACP Image Awards at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium on Friday, Feb. 6, 2015, in Pasadena, Calif. (Photo by Arnold Turner/Invision/AP) (credit:Arnold Turner/Invision/AP)
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