Letter from Sidney M. Van Wyck, Jr. to National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

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Title:
Letter from Sidney M. Van Wyck, Jr. to National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Description:
Describing a case brought against The Scripps-Howard Newspaper for referring in print to a certain saloon owner as a "Portuguese Negro", and in which he shall serve as defense attorney; discussing the social implications of the court's ruling in the matter and emphasizing the weightiness of said judgment; ultimately seeking of the Association "any suggestions or information... as to the present status of the Negro race which will enable me to present adequately the honorable position of that race today."
Creator:
Van Wyck, Sidney McMechen, 1868-1931
Addressee:
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Date:
December 11, 1929
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries
Box 051 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
W. E. B. Du Bois Papers
Series:
Series 1. Correspondence
Subjects:
Race Discrimination
Discrimination against African Americans
Libel and slander--Law and legislation
Extent:
3 p.
Link to Item:
http://credo.library.umass.edu/view/full/mums312-b051-i250
Terms of Use:
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Place of origin:
San Francisco (Calif.)
Language:
English
Identifier:
mums312-b051-i250