by BernardoJoseph | Dec 30, 2008 | African American History, Groups & Organizations
The Negro Actors Guild of America was founded by African American actors in 1937. The organization was established to try to eliminate the stereotyping of African Americans in theatrical and cinematic performances. It also stressed the need for more realistic roles...
by BernardoJoseph | Dec 30, 2008 | African American History, Groups & Organizations
The Los Angeles Negro Victory Committee was organized in 1941 to protest racial discrimination in industries throughout the city that barred African American workers. Reverend Clayton Russell of the People’s Independent Church of Christ in South Central Los...
by BrentonFelix | Dec 30, 2008 | African American History, People
Titus Cornelius, also known as Titus Tye, was an escaped slave who fought with the British in the American Revolution, eventually rising to the rank of colonel and leading the Black Brigade of guerrilla fighters. Challenging Patriot forces primarily in New York and...
by RobertStirling | Dec 29, 2008 | African American History, Groups & Organizations
Vancouver, Washington Branch 1139 is the 1139th charter organization of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). The Vancouver Branch was founded in 1943 during the surge in the African American population in the Portland,...
by WadaKayomi | Dec 29, 2008 | African American History, Groups & Organizations
On June 25, 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 8802, creating a Committee on Fair Employment Practices (FEPC) to investigate complaints of discrimination and take action against valid complaints in any defense industry receiving government...
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