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Committee against Jim Crow in Military Service and Training records

Title
Committee against Jim Crow in Military Service and Training records, 1947-1950.
Author
Committee Against Jim Crow in Military Service and Training.

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Folder 1Mixed materialUse in library Sc MG 98 Folder 1Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives
Folder 2Mixed materialUse in library Sc MG 98 Folder 2Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives

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  • Randolph, A. Philip (Asa Philip), 1889-1979.
  • Reynolds, Grant.
  • Commission of Inquiry into the Effect of Segregation and Discrimination on the Morale and Development of the Negro Soldier.
  • Committee to End Segregation in the Armed Forces.
  • League for Non-Violent Civil Disobedience Against Military Segregation.
Description
0.16 lin. ft. (2 folders)
Summary
Correspondence, telegrams, memoranda, transcripts of hearings and printed matter of the Committee Against Jim Crow in Military Service and Training and affiliated organizations and individuals advocating equal treatment for African Americans in the United States armed forces.
Donor/Sponsor
Schomburg NEH Automated Access to Special Collections Project.
Subjects
Source (note)
  • Provenance unknown
Biography (note)
  • Racial advocacy group that protested biases against Americans of African descent in the United States armed forces.
Processing Action (note)
  • Processed
Call Number
Sc MG 98
OCLC
NYPW086000007-A
Author
Committee Against Jim Crow in Military Service and Training.
Title
Committee against Jim Crow in Military Service and Training records, 1947-1950.
Biography
Racial advocacy group that protested biases against Americans of African descent in the United States armed forces. Lobbying efforts consisted of direct appeals to government representatives, mass rallies and citizens' hearings with elected officials, civil rights leaders and retired army personnel. Affiliated organizations included the Committee to End Segregation in the Armed Forces, the League for Non-Violent Civil Disobedience Against Military Segregation and the Commission of Inquiry into the Effect of Segregation and Discrimination on the Morale and Development of the Negro Soldier. Grant Reynolds, a World War II veteran and former army captain, and A. Philip Randolph, president of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters Association, served as co-chairs.
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Randolph, A. Philip (Asa Philip), 1889-1979.
Reynolds, Grant.
Commission of Inquiry into the Effect of Segregation and Discrimination on the Morale and Development of the Negro Soldier.
Committee to End Segregation in the Armed Forces.
League for Non-Violent Civil Disobedience Against Military Segregation.
Research Call Number
Sc MG 98
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