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The Chicago Defender (Chicago, IL) The Chicago Defender [February 16, 1946]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09823.16 Author/Creator: The Chicago Defender (Chicago, IL) Place Written: Chicago, Illinois Type: Newspaper clipping Date: February 16, 1946 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 59.9 cm, Width: 41.8 cm Order a Copy

One page from The Chicago Defender's supplement, The Defender Junior, dated February 16, 1946. Articles on page 17 are dedicated to children's interest; education, clubs and highlighting children in the neighborhood. Reverse side on page 18 highlights Black women who have volunteered to the Red Cross as nurses abroad and locally.

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