Commission on Human Rights: Letters to Urban League and CORE, Nov 24, 1958 - Sep 26, 1969
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Notes: Meeting between NY Philharmonic and Urban League of Greater New York in 1958 about alleged bias against black musicians; NY Philharmonic audition procedures; notices of auditions sent to Urban League and CORE; Sanford Allen engaged as second violinist; Copy of memo from CORE asking NY Philharmonic not to frequent Dickman's Restaurant in Baltimore for "persistent policy of discrimination against Negroes."
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- Allen, W. Sanford
- Audition Practices
- Black Musicians
- City Of New York Commission On Human Rights
- Core: Congress Of Racial Equality
- De Angelis, Joseph
- Discrimination
- Judd, George E., Jr
- Kaufman, Edwin P
- Minority Hiring
- New York Philharmonic
- Racism
- Scad: State Commission Against Discrimination
- Urban League Of Greater New York