[CIVIL RIGHTS]. Call National Action Conference for Civil Rights. Washington, DC: NFCL, 1941.

Printed program for the "Call National Action Conference for Civil Rights, April 19 - 20, Hotel Hamilton, Washington, D.C." Washington, DC: National Federation for Constitutional Liberties, 1941.

4pp, 8 1/2 x 11 in. Stamped "APR 1941" along bottom edge beneath title text.

Introductory text for the conference includes the following declaration: "Everywhere the fight for civil rights, though different in detail, in essence is the same. The time has now come to pool our experiences and ideas. Systematic strategy is required on a national scale to defend Constitutional liberties. Therefore, the National Federation for the Constitutional Liberties is calling a National Action Conference on Civil Rights. This is a conference, not for talk, but to plan and act. The masses of the people demand, 'No blackout of civil rights!'"

The conference schedule includes time slots for various action meetings and even a designated time for delegates to "visit their Congressmen and Senators on legislation affecting Civil Rights."

The National Federation for Constitutional Liberties (NFCL) was founded in 1940, at a national conference on civil liberties held in Washington, DC. The NFCL was purposed to coordinate the activities of the various conference attending groups, including trade unions, African Americans, church groups, and professional organizations, toward the realization of greater democratic freedoms. The NFCL led many anti-lynching, anti-poll tax, and anti-discrimination campaigns during its time, before eventually becoming part of the Civil Rights Congress by 1946-47.

This lot is located in Cincinnati.

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[CIVIL RIGHTS]. Call National Action Conference for Civil Rights. Washington, DC: NFCL, 1941.

American Historical Ephemera & Photography, including African Americana

[CIVIL RIGHTS]. Call National Action Conference for Civil Rights. Washington, DC: NFCL, 1941.

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