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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People How the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Began [Decimalized 01.-.03]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09640.130 Author/Creator: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Place Written: New York, New York Type: Header Record Date: 1951-1954 Pagination: 3 items Order a Copy

Collection of three pamphlets entitled, "How the National Assocation for the Advancement of Colored People Began," by Mary White Ovington. Details the history of the organization and list of the trustee members and officers.

Du Bois, William Edward Burghardt, 1868-1963
Mitchell, Clarence Jr., 1911-1984
Moon, Henry Lee, 1901-1985
Ovington, Mary White, 1865-1951
Randolph, A. Phillip, 1889-1979
Spingarn, Arthur B. (Arthur Barnett), 1878-1971
White, Walter Francis, 1893-1955

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