Statement of the Steering Committee of the National Citizens PAC to the Members of Congress and to the Republican and Democratic Party Chairman on Discrimination

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Title:
Statement of the Steering Committee of the National Citizens PAC to the Members of Congress and to the Republican and Democratic Party Chairman on Discrimination
Description:
Describing the war's impact on American racial injustices and economic inequities; complaining of the ineffectiveness of government agencies established to minimize these effects; condemning the actions of attitudes of public servants, chiefly Senator Bilbo; and calling for the protection of civil rights, and the provision of strong "leadership in this crisis."
Creator:
National Citizens Political Action Committee
Addressee:
United States. Congress
Addressee:
Democratic Party (U.S.)
Addressee:
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
Date:
[ca. July 23, 1945]
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Genre:
Manifestoes
Location:
Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries
Box 106 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
W. E. B. Du Bois Papers
Series:
Series 1. Correspondence
Subjects:
African Americans--Civil rights
Equality--Social aspects
Democratic Party (U.S.)
Extent:
3 p.
Link to Item:
https://credo.library.umass.edu/view/full/mums312-b106-i441
Terms of Use:
All rights for this document are held by the David Graham Du Bois Trust. Requests to publish, redistribute, or replicate this material should be addressed to Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries.
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Place of origin:
New York (N.Y.)
Language:
English
Identifier:
mums312-b106-i441