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Committee, Program, and Conference Files. National Study Commission on Interracial Practices/Commission on Interracial Policies and Program: Reports, Minutes, and Correspondence, 1950-1959. (Box 2, Folder 1)
1950 - 1959
National Board of the Young Men's Christian Associations
This folder contains materials created/collected by the National YMCA as part of their interracial work. During the period from 1949 to 1970, there were four National YMCA bodies commissioned to give primary attention to the elimination of racial segregation and the advancement of racial integration in the YMCA. The first body was the National Study Commission on Interracial Practices , which was appointed by the Program Committee of the National Board for two years, initially, to study and review facts and make recommendations for advance in the area of interracial practices within the YMCA. The Commission was reappointed in 1952 and culminated in the organization of the 1954 National Consultation on YMCA Interracial Work, a symposium held in Columbus, Ohio. The Commission was reorganized in 1955 as the Commission on Interracial Policies and Program, which developed the "Five Year Plan for YMCA Leadership for Interracial Practices and Developments."
- Title:
- Committee, Program, and Conference Files. National Study Commission on Interracial Practices/Commission on Interracial Policies and Program: Reports, Minutes, and Correspondence, 1950-1959. (Box 2, Folder 1)
- Creator:
- National Board of the Young Men's Christian Associations
- Date Created:
- 1950 - 1959
- Description:
This folder contains materials created/collected by the National YMCA as part of their interracial work. During the period from 1949 to 1970, there were four National YMCA bodies commissioned to give primary attention to the elimination of racial segregation and the advancement of racial integration in the YMCA. The first body was the National Study Commission on Interracial Practices , which was appointed by the Program Committee of the National Board for two years, initially, to study and review facts and make recommendations for advance in the area of interracial practices within the YMCA. The Commission was reappointed in 1952 and culminated in the organization of the 1954 National Consultation on YMCA Interracial Work, a symposium held in Columbus, Ohio. The Commission was reorganized in 1955 as the Commission on Interracial Policies and Program, which developed the "Five Year Plan for YMCA Leadership for Interracial Practices and Developments."
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- Minnesota Digital Library
- Contributing Institution:
- University of Minnesota Libraries
- Subjects:
- African Americans
Discrimination in employment
Race discrimination
Race relations
Social work with African Americans
Young Men's Christian Associations
Administration
Civil rights
Religious aspects
Segregation
Social conditions
Societies, etc
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