Kennedy, Stetson
Description
At a statewide meeting of the NAACP, a proposal was put forward for various leaders to lead marches on all Southern capitals. The goal would be to pressure Congress into passing civil rights legislation. Additionally, a committee at the meeting weighed the possibility of picketing the Florida exhibit at the World's Fair.
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Pittsburgh courier
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Digital Library of GeorgiaKeywords
- African American Civil Rights Workers
- African Americans
- Arrest
- Civil Rights
- Civil Rights Demonstrations
- Civil Rights Workers
- National Association For The Advancement Of Colored People
- New York World's Fair (1964 1965 : New York, N.Y.)
- Southern States
- United States
- United States. Civil Rights Act Of 1964
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