William H. Gray Calls Upon the NAACP for Black Discrimination in Aviation

Original Title

William H. Gray calls on the NAACP

Devised Title

William H. Gray Calls Upon the NAACP for Black Discrimination in Aviation

Date

1947-09-26

Creator

William H. Gray, Jr. See all items with this value

Contributor

William H. Gray

Description

This letter between former Florida A&M president William H. Gray, Jr. and Walter White of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) discusses discrimination of jitney companies that have exclusive airline contracts in the South. These companies refuse to provide transportation to Negro airplane passengers.

Primary Subject

1900-1999 See all items with this value

HBCU leadership See all items with this value

Activism See all items with this value

Recreation See all items with this value

Location

Tallahassee

Leon County

Florida

United States of America

Type

Textual document

Medium

Paper

Ink

Measurements

L: 28cm x W: 21.5cm

Format

PDF

HBCU Identifier

AR_0007_001_004_B17_F22

HCAC Identifier

HCAC.FAMU.0250

Rights

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Contributing Institution

Florida A&M University

Source

History of FAMU Collection

Collection

President William H. Gray Jr. See all items with this value

Language

English

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