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National Negro Congress The Official Proceedings of the National Negro Congress

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09640.189.01 Author/Creator: National Negro Congress Place Written: Chicago, Illinois Type: Pamphlet Date: February 14, 1936 Pagination: 44 p. : Height: 21.3 cm, Width: 13.5 cm Order a Copy

One pamphlet entitled, "The Official Proceedings of the National Negro Congress," dated February 14, 1936. Item gives an account of the first meeting of the National Negro Congress (NNC); delves into its founding; a speech by the the president of the NNC, profile on A. Philips Randolph; reflection on civil rights for African Americans aligned with the Farmer Labor Party; and the rise of fascism in Italy and Ethiopia.

Randolph, A. Phillip, 1889-1979
Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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