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The Union Times
New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut
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In Washington, the Committee for Racial Democracy leads a campaign against racial discrimination in theaters, gaining support from actress Bergman, the cast of 'Joan of Lorraine,' Playwrights Group, American Veterans Committee, and Washington Post. Veterans join unions amid job opportunities.
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Washington (LPA)—Spearheaded by the Committee for Racial Democracy in the Nation's Capital, the campaign against racial discrimination in Washington's theaters last week gained nationwide support.
Protests against the policy of discrimination against Negroes came from Bergman, star of "Joan of Lorraine, a new play which opened at George Washington University's Lissner Auditorium; the entire cast of the play; the Playwrights Group; the American Veterans Committee; and the Washington Post.
Veterans are joining unions as fast as they get jobs. They probably appreciate union grievance machinery after seeing army Lichfield camps in operation.
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Committee for Racial Democracy in the Nation's Capital spearheads campaign against racial discrimination in Washington's theaters, gaining support from Bergman and cast of 'Joan of Lorraine' at George Washington University's Lissner Auditorium, Playwrights Group, American Veterans Committee, and Washington Post.