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Atlanta Daily World
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
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In New York this week, the National Negro Congress, led by Dr. Max Yergan, urged UN delegates to act on a 1946 petition investigating oppression of 15 million U.S. Negroes, citing India's recent UN success against South Africa.
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NEW YORK.-(ANP)-All official delegates to the United Nations were urged here this week by the National Negro Congress "to secure full attention in the councils of the United Nations' for the petition to investigate the economic, social and political oppression of 15 million Negroes in the United States."
Dr. Max Yergan, president of the congress, in announcing the action indicated that the victory won by the Indian delegation on a similar petition regarding South Africa's treatment of Indian nationals in South Africa, lays the basis for positive action on the NNC petition placed before the U. N. June 1946, and upon which there has been no action to date.
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New York
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This Week
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no action to date on nnc petition placed before u.n. june 1946; indian delegation victory cited as basis for positive action
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National Negro Congress urged all official delegates to the United Nations to secure full attention for petition investigating economic, social and political oppression of 15 million Negroes in the United States. Dr. Max Yergan, president, announced the action, referencing Indian delegation's victory on similar petition regarding South Africa's treatment of Indian nationals.