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Domestic News November 30, 1936

Atlanta Daily World

Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia

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President Roosevelt appoints Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune, Dr. Charles S. Johnson of Fisk University, and President F. D. Patterson of Tuskegee Institute to the National Farm Tenancy Commission, chaired by Secretary Henry A. Wallace. Other members: Dr. Howard Odum, Dr. Will W. Alexander, and President Edwin Embree.

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MRS. BETHUNE NAMED ON TENANCY COMMISSION

WASHINGTON. - (C) - Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune, Dr. Charles S. Johnson of Fisk University and President F. D. Patterson of Tuskegee Institute were named by President Roosevelt to membership on the National Farm Tenancy Commission of which Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace is chairman. Other well-known interracialists on the commission are Dr. Howard Odum of the University of North Carolina, Dr. Will W. Alexander of Atlanta, Ga., and President Edwin Embree of the Julius Rosenwald Fund.

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Appointment Agriculture Politics

What keywords are associated?

Farm Tenancy Commission Roosevelt Appointment Mary Mcleod Bethune Interracial Commission Tuskegee Institute

What entities or persons were involved?

Dr. Mary Mcleod Bethune Dr. Charles S. Johnson President F. D. Patterson President Roosevelt Secretary Of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace Dr. Howard Odum Dr. Will W. Alexander President Edwin Embree

Where did it happen?

Washington

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Washington

Key Persons

Dr. Mary Mcleod Bethune Dr. Charles S. Johnson President F. D. Patterson President Roosevelt Secretary Of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace Dr. Howard Odum Dr. Will W. Alexander President Edwin Embree

Event Details

Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune, Dr. Charles S. Johnson of Fisk University and President F. D. Patterson of Tuskegee Institute were named by President Roosevelt to membership on the National Farm Tenancy Commission of which Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace is chairman. Other well-known interracialists on the commission are Dr. Howard Odum of the University of North Carolina, Dr. Will W. Alexander of Atlanta, Ga., and President Edwin Embree of the Julius Rosenwald Fund.

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