Records of E. Frederic Morrow, Administrative Officer, Special Projects Group (Eisenhower Administration). 1950 - 1961. Personal Files of E. Frederic Morrow
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Morrow, E. Frederic (Everett Frederic), approximately 1906-1994
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Everett Frederic Morrow (1909-1994) was the grandson of an ex–slave and the first African-American to serve on the White House staff. He fought for justice and racial equality for African-Americans at a time when segregation and discrimination were accepted by many Americans as normal. Morrow's presence in the Commerce Department in 1953 paved the way for Ronald Brown who followed 40 years later to become Secretary of Commerce. Morrow graduated from Bowdoin College in 1930, and was the Business ...
