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Social Science Institute at Fisk University Monthly Summary of Events and Trends in Race Relations [Volume 3, No. 9, April 1946]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09640.265 Author/Creator: Social Science Institute at Fisk University Place Written: Nashville, Tennessee Type: Pamphlet Date: April 1946 Pagination: 31 p. : Height: 25.3 cm, Width: 19.5 cm Order a Copy

One pamphlet entitled, "Monthly Summary of Events and Trends in Race Relations, April 1946" 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 Oswego as as a refugee center in New York for Jewish immigrants; anti-semitism in the United States; resettlement issues of Japanese-Americans; and the integration of Sydenham Hospital in Harlem, New York.

Lawrence, Charles R., Jr., fl. 1944
Walker, Pearl L., fl. 1944
Noel, Rachel B., 1918-2008
Forrest, Alma G., fl. 1944

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