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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09640.266 Author/Creator: Social Science Institute at Fisk University Place Written: Nashville, Tennessee Type: Pamphlet Date: July 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, July 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; reparations and discrimination issues of Japanese-Americans; and highlights of atttempts to curb racism in Chicago, Illinois.

Lawrence, Charles R., Jr., fl. 1944
Barron, Noreen E., fl. 1946
Forrest, Alma G., fl. 1944
Poznanski, Gitel, fl. 1946

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