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circa October 1943
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[Men standing around LeRoi's Williams' casket]
LeRoi Williams' casket, draped with an American flag with mourners surrounding him. Three men are standing over the casket.
GLC09587.121
July 1943
National Urban League
Negro Digest - July 1943
One issue of Negro Digest dated July 1943. Contains writing predominately by African American authors providing representation of the African American experience through essays about historical references and travelling abroad. This issue includes...
GLC09640.207
[Carrying LeRoi's body from funeral]
Men carrying LeRoi Williams' casket, draped with an American flag, down the stairs from his funeral. There are mourners in the background.
GLC09587.122
October 1944
Negro Digest - October 1944
One issue of Negro Digest dated October 1944. Contains writing predominately by African American authors providing representation of the African American experience through essays about historical references and travelling abroad. This issue includes...
GLC09640.210.01
GLC09640.210.02
December 1943
Negro Digest - December 1943
One issue of Negro Digest dated December 1943. Contains writing predominately by African American authors providing representation of the African American experience through essays about historical references and travelling abroad. This issue...
GLC09640.208
[LeRoi' Williams' funeral]
Three men standing over LeRoi's casket, draped with an American flag. There are other mourners in the background. Photograph is the same as GLC09587.121.
GLC09587.126
July 1944
Negro Digest - July 1944
One issue of Negro Digest dated July 1944. Contains writing predominately by African American authors providing representation of the African American experience through essays about historical references and travelling abroad. This issue includes a...
GLC09640.209
no date
[Group of young women]
A group of young African-American women posing together. The wall behind them reads "Welcome Banneke" and is partially shown. Similar to GLC09587.293.
GLC09587.292
1914-1948
unknown, fl. 1914-1948;
[Collection of photographs related to Black military troops, 1914-1948][Decimalized .01-.10]
Collection of photographs dated approximately 1914-1948. Consists of ten photographs that depict Black soldiers who served during World War I and World War II. Also include are images that show the life of integrated troops.
GLC09720
circa 1925-1941
unknown, fl. 1925-1941;
[Photograph of the East Arlington Volunteer Fire Company]
One undated photograph of the East Arlington Volunteer Fire Company. Image is of 13 African American volunteers posed with a fire truck.
GLC09725
Credit To His Race
A story discussing 17-year-old Kenneth Whitlock, from Lucy Addison High School, being chosen to represent Virginia in the Junior Chamber of Commerce regional oratorical contest. He is the first African-American to do so.
GLC09587.270
A group of six young African-American women posing together. Five of them stand with their arms around each other. One crouches below them, holding her school supplies.
GLC09587.294
June 1944
Social Science Institute
Monthly Summary of Events and Trends in Race Relations, June 1944
One pamphlet entitled, " Monthly Summary of Events and Trends in Race Relations, June 1944" printed by the Social Science Institute. Reports on employment, civil rights, health, housing, military, and educational racial inequalities; highlights...
GLC09640.255
24 February 1941
Columbia University Press
Town Meeting: Are We a United People?
One pamphlet entitled, "Town Meeting: Are We a United People?" published by Columbia University Press dated 1941. An episode transcription of the program, "America's Town Meeting of the Air," which aired on NBC. Guests featured during the discussion...
GLC09640.045
April 1944
Monthly Summary of Events and Trends in Race Relations, April 1944
One pamphlet entitled, " Monthly Summary of Events and Trends in Race Relations, April 1944" printed by the Social Science Institute. Reports on the Chicago Conference of Race Relations; employment, civil rights, health, housing, military, and...
GLC09640.254
14 June 1940
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano) (1882-1945)
to Arthur Barnett Spingarn
President Roosevelt discusses meeting Spingarn, President of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Praises the NAACP, stating "Organizations like yours are necessary safeguards in a democracy. You remind us constantly of...
GLC04477
29 June 1942
Diamond, Sidney (1922-1945)
to Estelle Spero
Diamond informs Estelle that his is the only group left at the barracks, other than a group of African-American troops left to clear up vacated barracks. Mentions that he has become known as "nigger lover Diamond" by the Southern soldiers, and...
GLC09120.054
1932
Various
International Pamphlets, Numbers 11-20
One volume of International Pamphlets printed in New York. Item is a series of individual pamphlets printed together, related to communism. Entries include: "Social Insurance" by Grace M. Burnham; "The Paris Commune, A Story in Picture" by William...
GLC09640.092
20 October 1943
Coggin Jr., Charles U. (fl. 1942-1943)
Letter to Mr. J. Harold Ennis
One letter from Charles U. Coggin, Jr., to Mr. J. Harold Ennis, dated October 20, 1943. Coggin acknowledges the two mens' difference of opinion on the new policy, but hopes Ennis will agree that it will contribute effectively toward the Red Cross's...
GLC09745.02
3 July 1942
The Roanoke World-News
First Negro Girl Scouts Off to Camp
A newspaper clipping from The Roanoke World-News announcing the first African-American Girl Scouts to attend camp. It contains a photograph of Rolanda Sydnor and Geraldine Williams on either side of their Girl Scout leader, Mrs. W. M. Scott.
GLC09587.269
September 1943
Training Aids Division, Army Air Forces
Airways Flying: A Handbook For Military Pilots
A handbook of procedures, vocabulary, and policies for military pilots in World War II.
GLC09587.129
January 1942
Buck, Pearl S. (1892-1973)
Pearl S. Buck on Democracy.
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...
GLC09640.049.01
GLC09640.049.02
A group of young African-American women posing together. The wall behind them reads "Welcome Banneke" and is partially shown. The second row of women sit on the floor and casually lean on one another. Similar to GLC09587.292.
GLC09587.293
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