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Social Science Institute at Fisk University Monthly Summary of Events and Trends in Race Relations [Volume 3, No. 1 & 2, August-September 1945]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09640.263 Author/Creator: Social Science Institute at Fisk University Place Written: Nashville, Tennessee Type: Pamphlet Date: September 1945 Pagination: 65 p. : Height: 25.3 cm, Width: 19.5 cm Order a Copy PDF Download(s): Download PDF

One pamphlet entitled, "Monthly Summary of Events and Trends in Race Relations, August-September 1945" printed by the Social Science Institute. Reports on employment, civil rights, health, housing, military, and educational racial inequalities; highlights educational materials outlining the organization's promotion of racial equality; and features politicians who advocate against and for racial equality. Mentions the establishment of Fort Ontario in Oswego, NY as as a refugee center in New York for Jewish immigrants; anti-semitism in the United States; resettlement issues of Japanese-Americans; and the citizenship of American Indians.

Lawrence, Charles R., Jr., fl. 1944
Walker, Pearl L., fl. 1944
Noel, Rachel B., 1918-2008
Forrest, Alma G., fl. 1944
Johnson, Charles S., 1893-1956
Randolph, A. Phillip, 1889-1979
Reid, Ira De Augustine, 1901-1968
Cahnman, Werner J., 1902-1980
Masuoka, Jitsuichi, 1903-2004
Caudill, William, 1920-1972
Bronson, Ruth, 1897-1982
Murray, Philip, 1886-1952
Green, William, 1873-1952
Wise, Stephen S., 1874-1949
Silver, Abba Hillel, 1893-1963
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Reynolds, Robert R., 1884-1963
Hand, T. Millet, 1902-1956
La Follette, Charles M., 1898-1974
Hays, Brooks, 1898-1981
Norton, Mary, 1875-1959

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