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Historic Moments

1982 approx.
Archibald, Alice Jennings

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Alice Jennings Archibald's typewritten notes about African American history in New Brunswick, NJ. Includes information about Paul Robeson and Rutgers University, the Urban League in Middlesex County, the Mount Zion AME Church, and the NAACP. The…

People Who Push Others Around: Anti-Negro Ad Okay with 'Time,' The NAM and the U.S.C. of C.

1940-12-17
O'Connor, Tom

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Newspaper clipping mentioning the work of Edward H. Lawson Jr. RC1933 to address racial discrimination in employment opportunities. Lawson is the managing editor of Opportunity, the publication of the Urban League. This clipping from December 17,…

Resigns from Board

1949-06-16

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An article reporting that Emma Andrews and Evelyn Sermons, two African American seniors at the New Jersey College for Women, “expressed gratitude for the aid from the Urban League which made possible their stay in the N.J.C. dormitories.”

Edward Lawson Heads Fair Employment Office

1943-09-06

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Newspaper clipping announcing that Edward H. Lawson Jr. RC1933 has been appointed director of the regional office of the President's Committee on Fair Employment Practice. The clipping is accompanied by a note from Wallace S. Moreland (Assistant to…