The NAACP, meeting for its 101st national convention this week in Kansas City, Mo., will propose a resolution condemning “racism” within the Tea Party movement.

A vote could come as early as Tuesday.

The resolution calls upon “all people of good will to repudiate the racism of the Tea Parties, and to stand in opposition to its drive to push our country back to the pre-civil rights era.”

Tea Party officials have denied allegations of racism.

According to the resolution:

•Tea party supporters have engaged in “explicitly racist behavior” and “displayed signs and posters intended to degrade people of color generally and President Barack Obama specifically.”

•Tea party activists have used racial epithets, have verbally and physically abused black members of Congress and others, and have been charged with threatening public officials.

The resolution cites a poll that found that 25 percent of Tea Party members believe that the Obama administration’s policies favor blacks over whites, and 52 percent believe that “too much” has been made of the problems facing black people, compared with 28 percent of the general population.

First lady Michelle Obama was scheduled to deliver a keynote address Monday morning. She was expected to speak on childhood obesity, an issue she has spotlighted since her husband was elected.

She will leave Kansas City and fly to tour beaches damaged by the Gulf oil spill.

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