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National Associaton for the Advancement of Colored People NAACP 30th annual report for 1939

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06135.08.01 Author/Creator: National Associaton for the Advancement of Colored People Place Written: New York, New York Type: Pamphlet Date: 1939 Pagination: 1 v. : 40 p. ; 23 x 15.3 cm. Order a Copy

Lists NAACP officers for 1939. Includes chapters discussing lynching, education, economic opportunity, legal defense, and Department of Branches. The education chapter outlines several cases regarding the desegregation of university law schools and regarding teachers' salaries, among other issues. Closes with a report on finances.

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, fl. 1909-

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