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African America, Communists, and the National Negro Congress, 1933-1947.

The National Negro Congress was established in 1936 to "secure the right of the Negro people to be free from Jim Crowism, segregation, discrimination, lynching, and mob violence" and "to promote the spirit of unity and cooperation between Negro and white people." It was conceived...

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Corporate Authors: National Negro Congress (U.S.), Negro Industrial League, Joint Committee on National Recovery, Negro Labor Victory Committee, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Other Authors: Davis, John P. (John Preston), 1905-1973, Strong, Edward, Cayton, Revels, Collins, Charles A., -1980, Wilson, M. Moran
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Farmington Hills, Mich. : Gale, a part of Cengage Learning, 2012.
Series:Archives unbound.
Subjects:
National Negro Congress (U.S.)
African Americans > Segregation > History > 20th century > Sources.
African Americans > Civil rights > History > 20th century > Sources.
Race discrimination > United States > History > 20th century > Sources.
Civil rights movements > United States > History > 20th century > Sources.
African Americans > History > 1877-1964 > Sources.
United States > Race relations > History > 20th century > Sources.
Communism > United States > History > 20th century > Sources.
Communist Party of the United States of America.
African Americans.
African Americans > Civil rights.
African Americans > Segregation.
Civil rights movements.
Communism.
Race discrimination.
Race relations.
United States.
1877 - 1999
History.
Sources.
Databases.
Reference source.
Primary source.
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Summary:The National Negro Congress was established in 1936 to "secure the right of the Negro people to be free from Jim Crowism, segregation, discrimination, lynching, and mob violence" and "to promote the spirit of unity and cooperation between Negro and white people." It was conceived as a national coalition of church, labor, and civil rights organizations that would coordinate protest action in the face of deteriorating economic conditions for blacks.
Item Description:Date range of documents: 1933-1947.
Reproduction of the originals from the Schomburg Center, New York Public Library.
Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (98,600 images)