As soon as former Columbus NAACP President Nana Watson was told to resign via a letter from the national organization's president, her spot was filled by the first vice president of the local branch.

The letter, dated Jan. 24, is addressed to Derrick Johnson, president and CEO of the NAACP, and voices support for Watson, who has led the Columbus branch for 10 years. Nana Watson told to resign ...

In a Jan. 22 letter from NAACP national leadership to Nana Watson, sent to The Dispatch on Friday, the nation's oldest civil rights organization detailed allegations against the local president.