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Daily News, fl. 1944-1945 Daily News

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09619.099 Author/Creator: Daily News, fl. 1944-1945 Place Written: Los Angeles, California Type: Newspaper clipping Date: 1 May 1945 Pagination: 2 p. Order a Copy

One issue of the Daily News dated May 1, 1945. The newspaper is a special printing announcing the death of Adolf Hitler. Articles printed pertain to the Axis reaction; chances of parley; a petition sent by Jewish and Black people who request banning racial discrimination in parley; and local news. In the same article related to Jewish people involved with parley they also ask for support to relocate to Palestine.

Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945

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