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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Year of the Great Decision, NAACP Annual Report, 1954

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09640.133.02 Author/Creator: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Place Written: New York, New York Type: Pamphlet Date: June 1955 Pagination: 95 p. : Height: 21.6 cm, Width: 14 cm Order a Copy

One pamphlet entitled, "Year of the Great Decision, NAACP Annual Report, 1954," dated June 1955. Reflects on the decision to retract "separate but equal" in public education; implementation of the decision on a state by state level; other levels of integration breached in other public spaces; political action; unions; and finances.

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