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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People The Fortieth Year in the Crusade for Civil Rights, Annual Report for 1948

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09640.124.02 Author/Creator: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Place Written: New York, New York Type: Pamphlet Date: 1948 Pagination: 79 p. : Height: 21.6 cm, Width: 14 cm Order a Copy

One pamphlet entitled, "The Fortieth Year in the Crusade for Civil Rights, NAACP Annual Report for 1948." Topics covered are government branches, housing, education, suffrage, transportation, legal criminal cases, issues, political action, public relations, lynchings in 1948, financial expenses, veteran affairs and the church.

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