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"Negroes", 1944

 File — Box: 157, Folder: 48

Scope and Contents

Correspondence concerning segregation in the Army, the Progressive Democratic Party (a political party in South Carolina created in 1944 to help galvanize blacks to register and vote), opposition to the appointment of a black man as the Recorder of Deeds in Washington D.C., the poll tax, and the appropriation for the Fair Employment Practices Committee (FEPC).

Dates

  • Creation: 1944

Creator

Language of Material

From the Collection:

Materials in English.

Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 241.8 linear feet (149 document boxes, 136 cartons, 8 slim document boxes, 7 oversize boxes, 1 oversize scrapbook)

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Repository

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