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Eleanor Roosevelt — Part 9

46 pages · May 09, 2026 · Document date: Dec 26, 1940 · Broad topic: Civil Rights · Topic: Eleanor Roosevelt · 46 pages OCR'd
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ee ee - *€ ” - ‘ Powe @ Lian oind ae ; — - . € 7 cee ea ate i ow ee tee ee eR ee ~ Pon - . e : . . . ’ a ee Ee. a oa . : : a : — ro - - ; _ 7 . Sy ta - ~ a Py ; : IOMAL, COUNCIL OF NEGRO WOMEN | eee an 2 oa . a nt cr CTD, 7, alt i ~ oe ee oP? -. 2 eam ae $ a re a . - , - Tt ve! emounced in the PITTSBURGH COURIER on Jenusry 20, 1915, aaa that an invitation to its open houSe-cr inauguration day, Jenuary 20, was recently dedicated by ao a , p docor ding to on a¥tiele in’ the WASHINGTON APRO-AMERICAN en” 2 ora at January 20, 1915, the Netional Couneil ef Necre Women had warned that cneqens Enos Wa revitalized coition of Republicans and Southern Decorate in the Pt rire SS eS Re EES 6 ee ee Se ee eS Se =~ ss =s 1955, had bem sent by the Nationsl Council of Negro Women to Congressional, leadere,, ; government officials, and friends. . Lote oat. . ~ - eof an . & a sie kot Ses s a mullding « at 1318 Vermont | Aven, ae — The Council ts headquar . OSEVELS » - wef eateer ee om tae an st ue Emel. La Pa r 4 Gongress is a threat te all proposals which would benefit colored and =...) ether minorities. The soiltio strength was evident as Demoeretic leader—_ Bee bes” ship was split on « moments notice and Republicens followed along with ~~ “-** * alte “. _, votes of the “deep south” on the setting up ef « camittee te investigate, eal " mnAmeriean Activities ag a permnent committee ef Congress, according te. eer the Council. ‘The Council desoribed the reshuffled Dies Camittese an a | poe — denger to prospects for @ permanent FEPC, and the Council] peinted ent that © = 7.7 -anyone challenging an eaployer's discrimination among colored persons =... ,3.. Soe aight find himself ohallenged in the erstwhile Dies Committee, wena = “heen supported by mam opposed te the anti-disorimination @f: an-FEPCe Mores © 0 oo: over, the Council wamed that pending legislation fer the abolition ef © (06024 the poll tax is alse jeopardised by any reactionary eeitions The Council = -. --. > +=- gave notice that colored women mst be wm their guard nore then ever before =. -/°. to help guide the pelicies ef new members of Congress, and that they mst =~ Serta: § let Songresexen and Senators mow either in person er ty letter exeotly |.” na: ee how they feel. The Ceunofl has advised celered women that only reguler-” * #>*'.1 Me oF, apt yan and vigorous expression ef epinion ean prevent the forming ef eoition = 2 6 fy ra groups which forset their sponsibilities to the peoples oo. oo weet ed we F etn eee ’ WASHINGION PRI BUNE Fetrusry 10, 1945, Mree A yar PETHUNE, head of Rational Council ef Negro Womeu, requested Lovtesee tae SELLA sonfirméition of aT ILLIAMS te head the Bure) Electrification Admin- - a wa ae istration. Mrs. HETHINE stated that umlese WILLIS was enfirmed as REA © =o 8 0-776 ohiet, negro people in general, end negro farmers in particular, would see 7M? "Us & stunning set-back te the esuse of liberalien, Mre. RETHOWE nentioed cea Sen vos sie and Mr, WILLIMKS hed worked together for years in the Natimal . = A «zane Aooording te t _ Tun.. stuisistration and that she Bad noted that frequently Ere WILLUMS -7 a3g TO ae fought for negre youth so that they aight enjoy benefite being enjoyed == * by others wder the program, Mrs. BETHUNE called upon all negroes te insist that their Senators stand firmly for the WILLIAMS omfirmtio —- ~ and that they repudiate his epponent, irrespective ha Shoir partys mes ee Are we rs ore, we: aren * = o hasnatl vii tT ay oe open, + ate wh: woe Em. ~ 2 SEES Re AS ator Bie Dw DTT OPS SE Se ace as Fas age Toagy gyre ES Sates re Sa ree oe ae wo os - ee tee te eee fr 8 penton me a a 7 ct ge a ae age Sead os ES os “ag a." ope wee oe ae ee eee white cae. aries ee. & oe - (a ee a haa hE ign te Pe ee ase AB ans BE ara aes f (Ded tee ea ee be eb Ste Se Daeg BST UST Le eT LS pe ae ee : ecaiie! Veiga eR a ee ey te SS ee ee ee p= ch ve of a ue, a oe . 7 ‘ ‘ - — a - . " se ee = 7 . . * wo soe - yet + re ~ see we ‘ oa me eee - we ce te en aie Ae ee ae ee om me em eee he -
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