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Lot 82
Sale 1310 - American Historical Ephemera and Photography, Featuring African Americana
Feb 27, 2024
10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
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Estimate
$400 -
600
Price Realized
$826
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Lot Description
[CIVIL RIGHTS] -- [HEIGHT, Dorothy I. (1912-2010)]. "Progress Report" issued by the National Council of Negro Women, Inc. June 1969.
8vo (8 x 10 7/8 in.) 22pp., staple-bound typed report (some wear to cover page, few spots of discoloration). Report regarding the "Self-Help Campaign Against Hunger" outlines the objective of the program along with details regarding the progress made in various components. A letter of application submitted by the National Council of Negro Women to the Federal Secretary of Agriculture (along with the reply) is also included in the report.
Founded in 1935 with the goal of creating opportunities and improving the standard of living for African American women, their families, and communities, the National Council of Negro Women became known for its many self-help community programs in the 1960s, such as the one reported on here.
This lot is located in Cincinnati.


