Indiana Negro Welfare League at Bethel A.M.E. Church, 1920

Description:	The Indiana Negro Welfare League was formed at the closing session of what was called the race convention of colored people of the state on April 22-23, 1920. The group met at Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Indianapolis and adopted resolutions and elected officers. One of the resolutions included the formation of industrial boards to improve working conditions and eliminate racial discrimination. Some of the officers elected were: George P. Stewart, President (Indianapolis); W.A. Gaines, Vice President (Evansville); Fred M. Moore, Secretary (Indianapolis); Rufus Willis, Treasurer (Indianapolis); and Mrs. Hattie Daugherty, Asst. Treasurer (Franklin). Attendees of this first meeting of the Indiana Negro Welfare League posed outside of Bethel A.M.E. Church. The Bethel A.M.E. Church Collection was funded by a 2016 grant from LSTA. The digital partnership was a collaboration between IHS, IUPUI University Library (www.ulib.iupui.edu/digitalscholarship), Indiana State Museum, and Bethel A.M.E. Church.
Origin:	1920-04-22
Source:	http://images.indianahistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16797coll9/id/6666
Collection:	Bethel A.M.E. Church Collection
Copyright:	Use must be accompanied with the attribution: Indiana Historical Society.
Geography:	Indiana--Marion County--Indianapolis
Subjects:	Bethel A.M.E. Church (Indianapolis, Ind.) African Methodist Episcopal Church Churches Church buildings African Americans Indiana Negro Welfare League African Americans--Civil rights

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