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  • Series = World War II
A booklet recounting the millions of Negro officers that have served in the war, and pleads to the American people for equal rights. Distributed by the Southern Conference for Human Welfare.
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Captain Sarah E. Murphy, Women's Army Corps image from "Service Men's Center, Second Anniversary" pamphlet.
Pictoral magazine article on Negro soldiers serving throughout the world in World War II.
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Anniversary program for the Service Men's Center, a recreation program for service men and women stationed in and near Atlanta, Georgia.
Advertisement promoting war bonds and an upcoming war loan drive.
Men and women work in a war information library.
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Flyer decreeing the many problems facing African Americans at home besides the World War.
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Story of Lynn willing to serve in the U.S. military but not in a segregated unit. From the Lynn Committee to Abolish Segregation in the Armed Forces.
Program for a tribute to Negro servicemen.
"The War's Greatest Scandal! The Story of Jim Crow in Uniform" published by the March on Washington Movement. Many examples point to the unequal treatment of African Americans in wartime service.
Pictoral magazine article on Negro soldiers serving throughout the world in World War II.
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Booklet about boxer Joe Louis and his service in the Army during the war.
Historic speech by Frederick Douglass with foreword by James W. Ford.
A pictoral booklet and editorial on the Negro in the United States Army.
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Booklet ennumerating examples of injustices on African Americans in times of war and President Roosevelt's failed policies.
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John Henry Williams' essay recounts his thoughts on war.
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Booklet ennumerating examples of injustices on African Americans in times of war and President Roosevelt's failed policies.