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Atlanta Daily World
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
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T. M. Alexander, Sr., Atlanta insurance executive and only Negro officer on the YMCA national board, reelected for third term as vice-chairman of world governing body in New York City. Serves on key committees; board avoids segregation in meetings.
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At a recent meeting of the national board of the Young Men's Christian Association in New York City, T. M. Alexander, Sr., Atlanta insurance executive, was reelected for a third term as vice-chairman of the world governing body.
Mr. Alexander is the only Negro officer of the YMCA's national board which approves appointments and expenditures for approximately 60 nations with a $10 million annual budget.
He is on the executive committee of the policy making board, program committee, interracial commission and international committee. Mr. Alexander mentioned that "the policy of the national board is such that no meetings will be held where segregation is involved."
He has served locally for 15 years as chairman of the Butler Street YMCA Board and is presently a member of the Southern Area Council.
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T. M. Alexander, Sr., an Atlanta insurance executive, was reelected for a third term as vice-chairman of the YMCA's world governing body at a national board meeting in New York City. He is the only Negro officer on the board, which oversees operations in 60 nations with a $10 million budget. He serves on several key committees and noted the board's policy against holding meetings where segregation is involved. Locally, he has chaired the Butler Street YMCA Board for 15 years and is a member of the Southern Area Council.