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African America, Communists, and the National Negro Congress, 1933–1947

This collection contains the working files of John P. Davis and executive secretaries of the National Negro Congress, which was conceived as a coalition of church, labor, and civil rights organizations to coordinate protests.

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The National Negro Congress was established in 1936 to "secure the right of the Negro people to be free from Jim Crowism, segregation, discrimination, lynching, and mob violence" and "to promote the spirit of unity and cooperation between Negro and white people.

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Product Type: Primary Sources

Content Types: Manuscripts