Progress of Colored Americans in Metropolitan Washington, February 1955

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Title

Progress of Colored Americans in Metropolitan Washington, February 1955

Description

Report from E. B. Henderson, Vice President, Virginia NAACP, of prominent professional African Americans in the Washington DC metropolitan area and includes some general statistics on education, home ownership, and churches. Occupations listed are lawyers, physicians, dentists, social work, engineering and architecture, science, military service, music and the arts, art, and government (federal and local levels). Text gives names and positions. Dated February 1955. 4 pages.

Creator

Virginia State Conference, NAACP

Source

RG 18, Personal Papers of Barbara Marx

Date

1955-02

Rights

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Format

pdf

Identifier

18_1_1_2_61

Coverage

1950s

Files

Citation

Virginia State Conference, NAACP, “Progress of Colored Americans in Metropolitan Washington, February 1955,” Project DAPS, accessed December 2, 2023, https://projectdaps.org/items/show/571.