National Negro Congress (U.S.)

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The National Negro Congress was established in 1936 to "secure the right of the Negro people to be free from Jim Crowism, segregation, discrimination, lynching, and mob violence" and "to promote the spirit of unity and cooperation between Negro and white people." It was conceived as a national coalition of church, labor, and civil rights organizations that would coordinate protest action in the face of deteriorating economic conditions for blacks. Executive secretaries were John P. Davis, 1935-1942, Edward Strong, 1943, and Revels Cayton, 1945-1947.

The Negro Labor Victory Committee, founded in 1942, was an organization of black and white trade union officials from the American Federation of Labor, the Congress of Industrial Organizations, and the Railroad Brotherhoods. It was organized to encourage black workers to fight for equality within organized labor, government, and the Armed Forces.

From the description of National Negro Congress records, 1933-1947. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122607636

The National Negro Congress was established in 1936 to "secure the right of the Negro people to be free from Jim Crowism, segregation, discrimination, lynching, and mob violence" and "to promote the spirit of unity and cooperation between Negro and white people." It was conceived as a national coalition of church, labor, and civil rights organizations that would coordinate protest action in the face of deteriorating economic conditions for blacks. Executive secretaries were John P. Davis, 1935-1942, Edward Strong, 1943, and Revels Cayton, 1945-1947.

The Negro Labor Victory Committee, founded in 1942, was an organization of black and white trade union officials from the American Federation of Labor, the Congress of Industrial Organizations, and the Railroad Brotherhoods. It was organized to encourage black workers to fight for equality within organized labor, government, and the Armed Forces.

From the guide to the National Negro Congress records, 1933-1947, (The New York Public Library. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division.)

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referencedIn Bledsoe, Geraldine,. Oral history interview with Geraldine Bledsoe, 1970. Wayne State University. Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs
referencedIn Guide to the B. D. Amis Papers, 1930-2004 Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
referencedIn Theoharis, Athan G.,. FBI Investigation and Surveillance Records, 1919-[ongoning]. Marquette University Raynor Memorial Library, John P. Raynor Library
creatorOf Strong, Edward E., 1914-1957. Papers, 1924-1956 (bulk 1937-1956). Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, Howard University
referencedIn William Alphaeus Hunton papers, 1926-1967. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
referencedIn Guide to the James E. Jackson and Esther Cooper Jackson Papers, 1917-2018 Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
referencedIn Patterson, William L. (William Lorenzo), 1890-1980. William Lorenzo Patterson papers, 1919-1979 (bulk, mid-1950s-1979). Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, Howard University
referencedIn Simmons, C. Lebron,. Oral history interview with C. Lebron Simmons 1967. Wayne State University. Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs
referencedIn Raskin, Jack,. Oral history interview with Jack Raskin, 1970. Wayne State University. Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs
referencedIn Billups, Joseph, 1893-. Oral history interview with Joseph Billups, 1967. Wayne State University. Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs
referencedIn Macki, Eleanor,. Oral history interview with Eleanor Macki, 1970. Wayne State University. Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs
creatorOf National Negro Congress records, 1933-1947 Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Archives Section
referencedIn McPhaul, Arthur,. Oral history interview with Arthur McPhaul, 1970. Wayne State University. Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs
referencedIn William Alphaeus Hunton papers, 1926-1967 Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Archives Section
referencedIn United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Federal surveillance of African Americans, 1920-1984 [electronic resource]. University of California, Irvine. Library. Department of Special Collections
referencedIn Guide to the James E. Jackson and Esther Cooper Jackson Papers, 1917-2018 Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
referencedIn Davis, John Preston, 1905-. John Preston Davis papers, 1923-1972 [microform]. HCL Technical Services, Harvard College Library
creatorOf National Negro Congress records, 1933-1947. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
Role Title Holding Repository
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associatedWith Amis, B. D., b. 1896 person
associatedWith Billups, Joseph, 1893- person
associatedWith Bledsoe, Geraldine, person
associatedWith Cayton, Revels person
associatedWith Cayton, Revels. person
associatedWith Collins, Charles A person
associatedWith Collins, Charles A. person
associatedWith Davis, John Preston, 1905- person
associatedWith Hunton, Alphaeus, 1903-1970. person
associatedWith Jackson, Esther Cooper person
associatedWith Jackson, James E., 1914-2007. person
associatedWith Joint Committee on National Recovery. corporateBody
associatedWith Macki, Eleanor, person
associatedWith McPhaul, Arthur, person
associatedWith Negro Industrial League. corporateBody
associatedWith Negro Labor Victory Committee. corporateBody
associatedWith Patterson, William L. (William Lorenzo), 1890-1980. person
associatedWith Raskin, Jack, person
associatedWith Simmons, C. Lebron, person
associatedWith Strong, Edward person
associatedWith Strong, Edward. person
associatedWith Strong, Edward E., 1914-1957. person
associatedWith Theoharis, Athan G., person
associatedWith United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation. corporateBody
associatedWith Weston, M. Moran, 1910-2002. person
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United States
United States
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African American labor union members
African Americans
African Americans
African Americans
African Americans
African Americans
African Americans
Civil rights
Civil rights
Labor and laboring classes
Labor movement
Labor unions
Labor unions
Labor unions
New Deal, 1933-1939
Race discrimination
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Active 1924

Active 1956

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