February 1972

Jewish Currents

Pamphlet

Title: Jewish Currents [Vol. 26, no. 2 (283)]

One pamphlet from "Jewish Currents," dated February 1972. Dedicated to Black History Week. Articles pertain to Jewish and African American political relations in 1972.

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1954

Journal of Human Relations

Pamphlet

Title: Desegregation and Open Occupancy Trends in Housing, Fall 1954

One pamphlet entitled "Desegregation and Open Occupancy Trends in Housing," by B.T. McGraw printed in 1954 by Journal of Human Relations. Topics included: equal opportunity in urban planning; housing; finance; statistics of state and local legislation proposed to forbid segregation in housing; action taken by federal agencies; local agencies; private housing agencies; public interest groups; and developing literature around the issue.

GLC09640.096

January 1947

Journal of Negro History

Pamphlet

Title: Journal of Negro History [Vol. XXXII, No.1 (January 1947)]

One edition of "The Journal of Negro History" edited by Carter G. Woodson dated January 1947. Includes articles pertaining to the annual meeting of the "Association for the Study of Negro Life and History," African American deaths in the Civil War, African Americans in the election of 1922, self-government in British Nigeria, admission of African Americans into the Society of Friends and book reviews.

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December 1949

Journalism Quarterly

Pamphlet

Title: Journalism Quarterly [December 1949]

One edition of Journalism Quarterly dated December 1949. Material in publication related to media and race. Articles cover topics of the Presidential Election of 1948, and African-Americans in journalism.

GLC09640.106

April 10, 1966

Kanrom, fl. 1966

Pamphlet

Title: Race Riots: An Anthology of Ethnic Insults

One publication of "Race Riots: An Anthology of Ethnic Insults," printed by Kanrom Inc., dated 1966. Contains slurs in forms of illustration and jokes about African Americans, variety of European immigrants, Latinos, Native Americans, and Jewish people.

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1985

Langston Hughes Review

Pamphlet

Title: Langston Hughes Review [Volume IV, no. 2 (Fall 1985)]

One edition of "The Langston Hughes Review" published in Fall 1985. Volume IV, Number 2 contains articles related to Hughes's work in poetry and translation. Also includes an essay commemorating Henry Lee Moon, the former public relations director of NAACP.

GLC09640.108

May 1938

League of American Writers

Pamphlet

Title: Writers Take Sides

One edition of "Writers Take Sides" published by the League of the American Writers dated May 1938. Contains 418 authors' perspectives on the Spanish Civil War. Includes excerpts from Ernest Hemingway, Dashiell Hammett, Pearl S. Buck, Earl Browder, Langston Hughes and other novelists, essayists, and poets.

GLC09640.109

August 1937

League of Women Shoppers

Pamphlet

Title: Consider the Laundry Workers

One pamphlet entitled, "Consider the Laundry Workers," dated August 1937. Printed by the League of Women Shoppers. Articles within the pamphlet discuss the industry of laundry workers, personal narratives, working conditions and living standards. Concludes with suggestions of types of legislation that could improve the industry. Includes photos of the different types of laundry workers, primarily women.

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May 1951

Marshall, Thurgood, 1908-1993

Pamphlet

Title: The Supreme Court as Protector of Civil Rights: Equal Protection of the Laws.

One pamphlet entitled, "The Supreme Court as Protector of Civil Rights: Equal Protection of the Laws," by Thurgood Marshall dated May 1951. Discusses the effects of the Fourteenth Amendment rulings such as Plessy v. Ferguson, Pace v. Alabama and others related to race discrimination.

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April 27, 1965

Massachusetts Review

Pamphlet

Title: Massachusetts Review [Autumn-Winter 1964-65]

One edition of The Massachusetts Review dated Autumn-Winter 1964-1965. Includes poetry and short stories by various authors. Woodcut print on the cover by Jacob Landau. Also inserted within the pages is a note, "With the compliments of Jules Chametzky."

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1956

Midstream

Pamphlet

Title: Negro and Jew - Encounter in America [Summer/Autumn 1956]

One pamphlet entitled, "Negro and Jew -- Encounter in America," printed by Midstream for the Summer-Autumn 1956 issue. Essay discusses being, "wedged uncomfortably in the conflict between the dominant white majority and the oppressed Negro group."

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1956

Midstream

Pamphlet

Title: Negro and Jew - Encounter in America [Summer/Autumn 1956]

One pamphlet entitled, "Negro and Jew -- Encounter in America," printed by Midstream for the Summer-Autumn 1956 issue. Essay discusses being, "wedged uncomfortably in the conflict between the dominant white majority and the oppressed Negro group."

GLC09640.115.02

April 1971

Midstream

Pamphlet

Title: Midstream [April 1971]

One issue of Midstream dated April 1971. Includes essays on Catholic and Jewish relations, an interview with Golda Meir, a letter to James Baldwin from Shlomo Katz, and one article pertaining to the Israeli Army.

GLC09640.117

1917

Moore, George, 1852-1933

Pamphlet

Title: Confessions of a Young Man

One edition of "Confessions of a Young Man," by George Moore dated 1917. Novel delves into bohemian lifestyle of young artists in Paris.

GLC09640.118

April 1966

Mother Hive, fl. 1966

Pamphlet

Title: Picture This!* .

One issue of "Picture This!*" by artist Mother Hive dated April 1966. Item is a collection of "do-it-yourself cartoons." Hive designed layouts of empty squares with captions meant for the reader to fill with their own illustrations.

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27 June 1918

Storey, Moorfield, 1845-1929

Pamphlet

Title: The Negro Question.

One edition of "The Negro Question," by Moorfield Storey dated June 27, 1918. The item is a reprint of an address delivered before the Wisconsin Bar Association. Discusses the treatment of African Americans utilizing data on lynching, comparing arrests made against African Americans compared to white people, and segregation in schools.

GLC09640.120

1927

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

Pamphlet

Title: Argument of Clarence Darrow in the case of Henry Sweet, In the Recorders Court, Detroit Michigan, Before the Honorable Frank Murphy, April and May, 1926.

One edition of "Argument of Clarence Darrow in the case of Ossian Sweet," dated 1927. Published by the NAACP. Item is printed transcription of Clarence Darrow defending Ossian Sweet in court.

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1941

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

Pamphlet

Title: NAACP Annual Report for 1941

One pamphlet entitled, "NAACP Annual Report for 1941." Content in item: national defense, armed forces, educational and legal defense, segregation and discrimination, lynching, government branches, scholarships, memorials, and finances of NAACP.

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1941

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

Pamphlet

Title: NAACP Annual Report for 1941

One pamphlet entitled, "NAACP Annual Report for 1941." Content in item: national defense, armed forces, educational and legal defense, segregation and discrimination, lynching, government branches, scholarships, memorials, and finances of NAACP.

GLC09640.123.02

3 September 1964

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

Pamphlet

Title: The Civil Rights Front

One edition of Midstream entitled, "The Civil Rights Front," dated September 3, 1964. Includes non-fiction essays, fiction, poetry and book reviews. Essays cover various aspects of civil rights, art in Israel, an Arab boycott of Israel, and other topics.

GLC09640.116

1957

Wilkins, Roy, 1901-1981

Pamphlet

Title: The Future of the Negro Vote in the United States, Summer 1957.

One pamphlet entitled "The Future of the Negro Voter in the United States" by Roy Wilkins dated 1957. Wilkins argues that in order to gain voting rights it must come from the efforts of African Americans and discusses the difference between Northern and Southern voters.

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1957

Wilkins, Roy, 1901-1981

Pamphlet

Title: The Future of the Negro Vote in the United States, Summer 1957.

One pamphlet entitled "The Future of the Negro Voter in the United States" by Roy Wilkins dated 1957. Wilkins argues that in order to gain voting rights it must come from the efforts of African Americans and discusses the difference between Northern and Southern voters.

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1935

Boardman, Helen, fl. 1935

Pamphlet

Title: Who is the NAACP ?

One pamphlet entitled, "Who is the NAACP?" dated 1935. Details the case of George Crawford and reviews NAACP's statement related to the incident. The essay recounts accusations made against George Crawford for murdering Mina Buckner, a former employee. The authors believe that the legal defense team of NAACP expedited the defense to life imprisonment irresponsibly.

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1960

Journal of Negro Education

Header Record

Title: Journal of Negro Education [Spring 1960] [Decimalized .01-.04]

Collection consists of a pamphlet, entitled, "The Journal of Negro Education, Spring 1960," enclosed with mailing material related to a summer camp for at-risk youth in the city.

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25 July 1967

United Press International

Photograph

Title: Riot Area in Detroit

One wirephoto of a map of Detriot depicting where riots took place on July 23, 1967. The shaded area illustrates the center of the riots in the early hours of that day.

GLC09735.01