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NAACP — Part 1

100 pages · May 11, 2026 · Broad topic: Civil Rights · Topic: NAACP · 99 pages OCR'd
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: mae. sn ae ee sere oie TO ee . Panes - The "people's Wor)a", West Const ‘Communist newspaper, ys - SESE -—earried an announcenent in the issue of July 11, 1942, that JOHM{PITIMAN, 7 a Negro "Peoplets World" foriegn editor, would cover the NATIOKAL OCIATION | vend. FOR THE ADVANCEMENT GF COLORED PEOPLE convention, and readers were urged to . - ==" gonsalt the colugns of the "People's World" for news of the convention.” mS ee ~\ a “athe ames of the following Communists, or > people who bare, sponsored Comaunist movenents, were noted in the list of officers end caw —mittess shown in the official PIOGPEMS sree nent nen np rt pea ae ann ‘ . \ *The Los Angeles Sentinel", “Negro newspaper, issue of. . 3 23, 1942, shows a photograph of LAURUNCE[BAQUET, who stood up in the convention and objected rather loudly to A. PRILIPS RAaNDOLPH'S talk upon.» > ‘the Communist program for the negroes at this time of crisis, quoting ©“ BAQUET as fo : "I am a Communist at heart-and anyone whé Baye tat the Comuunists have not “helped the negro is all Wrong" re x Qn of the highlights of the convention 1 was the presen. tation of the ‘Spingarn, medal, an award made ammually for the highest achlave. ‘ment of an American nagro, which was presented to A, PHILIPS RANDOLPH, Jae ~ ternational President of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, ‘his | presentation was made because RANDOLPH was instrumental in seourihg the i suance of July 25, 1941, by the President of the United States of froth Order banning discrimination because of race, breed, or color in natfon defense industries or Federal Goverrment. RANDOLPH "yea a capital washington movement which was discussed at length during the conve Tho issue of the "Califomia Eagle", dated July 23, 1%2, states that“» march on | Mashington comni ttes has been Planned, re re oo another highlight pf the convention was a . talk | by mE, WILLKIE, ho rapped race bias as Amporialian 6 end who mado a eo open eee eco ee EnaSiasicabes: Wirt tgs cage eke rion oo dps hain .
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