RALEIGH, N.C. — Rev. T. Anthony Spearman, the former president of the North Carolina NAACP, has died, his son confirmed to WRAL-TV Wednesday.
Spearman's son, Anthony, said his dad died at home Tuesday, according to our NBC news partner in Raleigh. He did not know the cause of death.
"We are praying for the family of Dr. Spearman as they go through this time of loss," Corine Mack, president of the NAACP chapter for Charlotte-Mecklenburg County, told WCNC Charlotte.
Spearman, who was in his early 70s, filed a lawsuit last month against a number of state and national NAACP officials.
The lawsuit accuses NAACP leaders, including the national president and CEO, of defamation and conspiracy to remove him from the presidency. Spearman also alleged he was ousted because of his “growing national profile" and that, to get rid of him, state NAACP officials falsely accused him of misappropriating association funds.
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