INTERLUDE Black and White, Red, and Over? The Congress Splits in Washington

More than 1,200 delegates came to Washington, D.C., in April 1940 “to close ranks, lock hands, and courageously deal with the crisis which today threatens the security of every Negro in America.” The National Negro Conference (NNC) purposefully held the conference in the nation’s capital when Congre...

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Published in	Death Blow to Jim Crow p. 149
Main Author	Gellman, Erik S
Format	Book Chapter
Language	English
Published	United States The University of North Carolina Press 01.02.2012 University of North Carolina Press
Subjects	20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000 African American culture African American studies African Americans American minorities American studies Anthropology Armed conflict Authoritarianism Behavioral sciences Black & Asian studies Civil rights Communism Democracy Economic disciplines Economics Employment Ethnic groups Ethnography Ethnology Fascism Government History of the Americas Labor Labor economics Law Legal rights Military science Political activism Political ideologies Political philosophy Political processes Political protests Political regimes Political science Political systems Politics Protest marches War
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Summary:	More than 1,200 delegates came to Washington, D.C., in April 1940 “to close ranks, lock hands, and courageously deal with the crisis which today threatens the security of every Negro in America.” The National Negro Conference (NNC) purposefully held the conference in the nation’s capital when Congress was in session in order to declare to the federal government that civil rights activists would not be intimidated by the Dies Committee or filibustering southern senators. In a letter to the NNC greeting its upcoming conference, President Roosevelt wrote: “It is now more than ever important that the place of a minority
ISBN:	9780807835319 0807835315