Jesse Alexander papers, 1961-1998 (bulk 1969-1982).

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Jesse Alexander papers, 1961-1998 (bulk 1969-1982).

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Papers include minutes, speeches, articles, reports, newsletters, and notes reflecting Jesse N. Alexander Jr.'s career after joining the staff of the National Board of the YMCA in 1969. The bulk of the papers concern his work with the National Task Force on the Role of the YMCA in Black Communities, the National Board's Human Rights Unit, the National Conference of Black and Non-White YMCA Staff (BAN-WYS), and other programs and issues related to race relations within the YMCA movement.

0.9 linear ft. (1 box).

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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Alexander, Jesse N.

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Jesse Nelson Alexander, Jr. was born 19 August 1928 in Somerset, Kentucky. Alexander grew up and was educated in Louisville, Kentucky, graduating from Central High School and earning his Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics from Louisville Municipal College. He served as an officer for the U.S. Army during the Korean war and later pursued graduate studies at George Williams and New York University. Nearly his entire professional career was devoted to the YMCA. He started in 1946 with work a...

National Board of the Young Men's Christian Associations

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Although segregation of YMCAs as a national policy ended in 1946 with the approval of a resolution by the National Council calling for the elimination of all racial discrimination, these changes were accepted and adopted to varying degrees and speeds at the local and national levels. During the next thirty to forty years, a variety of programs and committees were established to monitor and promote the process of integration and the progress of racial equality within the movement, as...

National Conference of Black and Non-White YMCA Laymen and Staff.

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