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National urban league

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National Urban League (U.S.)

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Urban League (U.S.)

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Urban League

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National league on urban conditions among negroes

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National Urban League on Urban Conditions Among Negroes

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National League on Urban Conditions Among Negroes (U.S.)

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National Urban League for Social Service Among Negroes (U.S.)

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The National League on Urban Conditions Among Negroes, later the National Urban League, resulted from the 1910 merger of three welfare organizations in New York, N.Y.: the Committee for Improving Industrial Conditions among Negroes in New York, the Committee on Urban Conditions Among Negroes, and the National League for Protection of Colored Women.

From the description of Records of the National Urban League, 1910-1986 (bulk 1930-1979). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71130941

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1910 Founded as the National League on Urban Conditions Among Negroes following the merger of three predecessor organizations: the Committee on Urban Conditions Among Negroes; the National League for the Protection of Colored Women; and the Committee for Improving the Industrial Conditions of Negroes in New York 1910 1913 Established affiliated organizations in Philadelphia, Pa.; St. Louis, Mo.; Nashville, Tenn.; Baltimore, Md.; Memphis, Tenn.; and Louisville, Ky. 1910 1916 George Edmund Haynes served as chief executive 1911 Initiated social work training program, "Urban League Fellows" 1916 1941 Eugene Kinckle Jones served as chief executive 1919 Established a southern field office in Atlanta, Ga., headed by Jesse O. Thomas 1921 Established the Department of Research and Investigation 1922 Founded its official publication, Opportunity: Journal of Negro Life 1930 1940 Studied and reported on the effects of the Depression on blacks and worked to secure for Negroes adequate relief and a proportionate share of jobs on public works projects 1935 Celebrated twenty-fifth anniversary; comprised forty-three affiliates with a total national and local budget of over $400,000 1940 1945 Surveyed the Negro's relationship to the United States defense effort and attempted to secure fair treatment in jobs and housing 1941 1961 Lester B. Granger served as executive director 1952 Established a western field office in Los Angeles, Calif., headed by W. Miller Barbour 1960 Celebrated fiftieth anniversary; comprised sixty-three affiliates with a total national and local budget of $3 million 1961 1971 Whitney M. Young served as executive director 1962 Established the Washington Bureau, Washington, D.C. 1963 Proposed a domestic Marshall Plan Established a National Skills Bank 1965 Founded the National Committee on Household Employment 1966 Began a labor education advancement program 1967 Established the Military and Veterans Affairs Division 1968 Undertook the New Thrust initiative to build the internal strength and power of the black ghetto Began family planning project 1969 Established a black executives exchange program Moved the Research Department from New York, N.Y., to Washington, D.C. 1970 Incorporated the National Urban League Development Foundation Established a school and industry project 1971 Harold R. Sims served as acting executive director Began a street academy program 1972 Began a citizenship education program 1972 1981 Vernon E. Jordan served as executive director 1973 Established the Central Planning Unit Began a law enforcement minority manpower project 1974 Dissolved the National Urban League Development Foundation 1975 Established the Management Training and Development Center Founded the Minority Aged Services Training Institute Moved the Midwestern Regional Office from St. Louis, Mo., to Chicago, Ill., and changed its name to the Central Regional Office Moved the national headquarters in New York, N.Y., from 55 East 52nd Street to the Building for Equal Opportunity at 500 East 62nd Street 1976 Issued the first State of Black America report 1977 Established a household employment project as a joint project with the National Committee on Household Employment Changed the executive director title to president and that of president to chairman of the board Created a northeast corridor minority employment program 1978 Opened Gallery 62 in the lobby of the Building for Equal Opportunity, New York, N.Y. Received major reorganization recommendation in a management study by Booz, Allen & Hamilton Established the Child Abuse and Neglect Resource Center 1979 Conducted the "Black Pulse," a national survey of black households Appointed John E. Jacob to the newly-created executive vice president position Consolidated the Research Department and Washington Bureau in a single unit called Washington Operations Established the National Planning and Evaluation Unit Abolished the Economic Development and Community Development departments and realigned all programs into "clusters" Created the Energy and Urban Environment Division Established the National Black Adoption Resource and Advocacy Center 1981 1994 John E. Jacob served as president From the guide to the National Urban League Records, 1900-1988, (bulk 1930-1979), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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