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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People NAACP in Action, Report for 1961

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09640.184 Author/Creator: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Place Written: New York, New York Type: Pamphlet Date: 1961 Pagination: 59 p. : Height: 21.6 cm, Width: 13.9 cm Order a Copy

One pamphlet entitled, "NAACP in Action, Report for 1961," dated 1961. Annual report for NAACP summaries includes: human rights; legal battles; propaganda against the NAACP; the 1960 convention; the workplace; finances; voting rights and voter registration; discriminatory practices against African Americans; and youth-led sit-ins.

Wilkins, Roy, 1901-1981
Robinson, Jackie, 1919-1972
Turner, Jesse H., fl. 1961

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