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July 30, 1946
Atlanta Daily World
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
What is this article about?
Manhattan Chapter No. 3 of the American Veterans Committee urges the Army to integrate Negroes without discrimination, sending resolutions to War Department officials amid concerns over increasing enlistments of colored men.
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N. Y. Veterans Ask Integration
NEW YORK.--(NNPA)--Manhattan Chapter No. 3 of the American Veterans Committee called upon the Army last Friday "Unequivocably and equitably to integrate Negroes into the Army of the United States without any discrimination, segregation or quotas in any form, concept or manner."
The chapter sent copies of a resolution to the Secretary of War, the Chief of Staff of the Army and to members of the House and Senate Military Affairs Committees. It declared that the War Department "is becoming alarmed at the large numbers of colored men who are enlisting or re-enlisting" in the Army.
NEW YORK.--(NNPA)--Manhattan Chapter No. 3 of the American Veterans Committee called upon the Army last Friday "Unequivocably and equitably to integrate Negroes into the Army of the United States without any discrimination, segregation or quotas in any form, concept or manner."
The chapter sent copies of a resolution to the Secretary of War, the Chief of Staff of the Army and to members of the House and Senate Military Affairs Committees. It declared that the War Department "is becoming alarmed at the large numbers of colored men who are enlisting or re-enlisting" in the Army.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Justice
What keywords are associated?
Veterans Integration
Army Discrimination
Negro Enlistment
War Department Resolution
What entities or persons were involved?
Manhattan Chapter No. 3 Of The American Veterans Committee
Where did it happen?
New York
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Key Persons
Manhattan Chapter No. 3 Of The American Veterans Committee
Location
New York
Event Date
Last Friday
Story Details
Manhattan Chapter No. 3 of the American Veterans Committee passed a resolution calling for the full integration of Negroes into the U.S. Army without discrimination, segregation, or quotas, and sent copies to key War Department and congressional figures, noting the department's alarm at increasing enlistments of colored men.