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Eleanor Roosevelt — Part 35

112 pages · May 09, 2026 · Document date: Aug 23, 1948 · Broad topic: Civil Rights · Topic: Eleanor Roosevelt · 110 pages OCR'd
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. i :. . C in ter ef the local NAACP would sponsor the Afro-ineriman on My 2ty roprted What CLAN EEL Lae Secretary of the NAACP, had charged exrumext officials are at the present tine almost ecapletely ignering Federal regulations against discrimination because of race.. He stated that the program of discrimination in the Governsent is continuing wmohecked and cited several cases. It was eaten rennet ot thet the organization had for the second tine asked President. TRIVAN to establish @ temporary arancy te conbat discrimination in Govern nent t eaploynente. ke whe Mtteburgh Courter on iay 2h, 194 2, reported that @ two day - public hearing was held ty the President's Comittes on Civil Righte and that a@xong the nuserows publie leaders attacking the problem of minoritics in - mac. cmy CIARLES %. HOUSTON, prominent NAACP attorney, bad recomended self help by the various communities in many areas of disoriainatory practices. , mnt ureet the comfttee to recommend to the President the eetablishnent of” _ uniform standards guaranteeing every citizen identical eivil rights. Me- listed FEPG legislation as moat urgent and other legislation in the following order: aid to education, interstate travel, suffrage, housing and anti-lynch- ing lewe. He reconmanded an Executive Order for elindmtion « of discrinination in Federal services and in the Armed Services. It night be noted with reference te ROUSTON that the Pittsburgh: Courier of June 21 announced tha that he hed be retained as chief counsel ia the contercnt preceedings brought by the House Comulttee on Un-inerioan.:: Activities against RUGENS DEWNIS, Mational Secretary ef the Comanist Partys. _. Xt was reported that the Civil Rights Congress was instrumental in seotaining hed declined to represent EUGENE DENNIS I% was reported that edema had other comitments and could not represent DEMIS, HOUSTON also steted that. the announcement by the Civil Rights Congress that he would represent DINIIS wee unauthort rede . yo . eee, cons Bet ON et Lgriidéeg | te hr ey Mrs. FRANKLIN DB. Smator WAVE MORSE would speak at the closing Lincoln Memorial, It was stated that some one hundred thousand people would -- +: ° ae eee tip tags a Rater he “ pew ™ —1 Lib g- wieq? woessee ais tated eee ne 2 _ 100 - 8S 253 “299 = be ° Be
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