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October 29, 1960
The Detroit Tribune
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
What is this article about?
At an NAACP-sponsored civil rights rally in Rochester, N.Y., on Oct. 20, director Gloster Current stated that New York's Negro vote, the largest non-white vote in the U.S., could decide the national election. He urged both parties to fulfill civil rights platform pledges and chain stores to end discrimination everywhere, including Mississippi.
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ROCHESTER, N.Y. - New York State's Negro voters could possibly determine the outcome of the national election, an NAACP official declared here.
In a speech prepared for the Rochester NAACP-sponsored civil rights political action rally, Oct. 20, the Association's director of branches, Gloster Current, asserted:
"The Negro vote in New York is the largest non-white vote in the United States. It may well decide this election."
Current contended that it is "to the interest of both parties to consider the Negro vote and make clear their honest intentions to carry out the civil rights pledges in their party's platforms."
Alluding to the recent announcement by chain stores that they have desegregated their counters in 112 cities, Current declared, "We must continue to urge the national chain store managements to end discrimination in all their local outlets including Mississippi."
In a speech prepared for the Rochester NAACP-sponsored civil rights political action rally, Oct. 20, the Association's director of branches, Gloster Current, asserted:
"The Negro vote in New York is the largest non-white vote in the United States. It may well decide this election."
Current contended that it is "to the interest of both parties to consider the Negro vote and make clear their honest intentions to carry out the civil rights pledges in their party's platforms."
Alluding to the recent announcement by chain stores that they have desegregated their counters in 112 cities, Current declared, "We must continue to urge the national chain store managements to end discrimination in all their local outlets including Mississippi."
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Justice
Moral Virtue
Social Manners
What keywords are associated?
Negro Vote
Civil Rights
National Election
Naacp Rally
Desegregation
Chain Stores
What entities or persons were involved?
Gloster Current
Where did it happen?
Rochester, N.Y.
Story Details
Key Persons
Gloster Current
Location
Rochester, N.Y.
Event Date
Oct. 20
Story Details
NAACP official Gloster Current asserts in a speech that New York's Negro vote could decide the national election and calls for parties to honor civil rights pledges and for chain stores to end discrimination nationwide.