League for Non-Violent Civil Disobedience against Military Segregation.
The League attempted to organize resistance to military conscription across the United States and to provide legal and financial assistance to soldiers of all races who engaged in civil disobedience to military segregation. Bayard Rustin, of the Fellowship of Reconciliation, served as Executive Secretary; A. Philip Randolph was Chairman.
From the description of Collection, 1947-1951. (Swarthmore College, Peace Collection). WorldCat record id: 28250041
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| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | League for Non-Violent Civil Disobedience against Military Segregation. Collection, 1947-1951. | Swarthmore College, Peace Collection, SCPC | |
| referencedIn | Committee against Jim Crow in Military Service and Training records, 1947-1950 | Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Archives Section |
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| associatedWith | Committee Against Jim Crow in Military Service and Training | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Randolph, A. Philip 1889- | person |
| associatedWith | Rustin, Bayard, 1910- | person |
| associatedWith | Swarthmore College. Peace Collection. | corporateBody |
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| Segregation |
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