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Buck, Pearl S. (1892-1973) Pearl S. Buck on Democracy.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09640.049.01 Author/Creator: Buck, Pearl S. (1892-1973) Place Written: New York, New York Type: Pamphlet Date: January 1942 Pagination: 8 p. ; 22.7 x 15.5 cm. Order a Copy

One pamphlet entitled, "Pearl S. Buck on Democracy," dated January 1942. Foreward written by Eleanor Roosevelt regarding segregation and Buck's writing on the matter. Essay by Buck is related to racial prejudice against African Americans in labor, rent, and other basic needs in the United States. Printed by Common Council for American Unity.

Buck, Pearl S., 1892-1973
Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962

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