Papers, 1946-1987 (bulk 1961-1976).

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Papers, 1946-1987 (bulk 1961-1976).

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Correspondence, newspaper clippings, and publications, relating to Brown's work with the Democratic Party in the 1940s and the National Negro Business League (1951-1952), her founding of the National Association of Fashion and Accessory Designers, her work as a community relations specialist at the Cleveland Job Corps Center for Women during the 1960s, and her role as founder and president of the Detroit-based Women's Public Affairs Committee of 1000. Includes material relating to a 1963 tribute to Rosa Parks in Detroit.

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National Negro Business League

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The National Negro Business League (NNBL) was an American organization founded in Boston in 1900 by Booker T. Washington to promote the interests of African-American businesses. The mission and main goal of the National Negro Business League was "to promote the commercial and financial development of the Negro." It was recognized as "composed of negro men and women who have achieved success along business lines". It grew rapidly with 320 chapters in 1905 and more than 600 chapters in 34 states i...

Parks, Rosa, 1913-2005

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Rosa Louis Lee Parks (1913-2005) became an icon of the civil rights movement after she was arrested and jailed for refusing to relinquish her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama, bus in 1955. Her courage led to the Montgomery bus boycott and eventual court order outlawing segregation and discrimination on buses in that city. She was honored with the Congressional Gold Medal, the United States' highest civilian honor, in July of 1999. ...

National Association of Fashion and Accessory Designers (U.S.)

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Cleveland Job Corps Center for Women

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Brown, Jeanetta Welch, 1910-

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African American social worker and activist. From the description of Papers, 1946-1987 (bulk 1961-1976). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70938814 ...

Democratic Party (U.S.)

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Job Corps (U.S.)

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The Job Corps provided work experience and training for youths from 16 to 21 years if age who had not completed their secondary education or who were unable to find satisfactory jobs. They were trained in conservation camps and in residential or work training centers. The Job Corps program was delegated to the Department of Labor on July 1, 1969. From the description of Records of the Job Corps, (a subgroup introduction), 1964-1966. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122597171 S...

Women's Public Affairs Committee of 1000

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