Wendell Willkie speaks to Negroes
| Description: |
A campaign speech from presidential candidate Wendell Willkie in the 1940 election, describing his positions on civil rights, including his opposition to Jim Crow legislation and his support of more minority inclusion in New Deal programs, which was delivered in Chicago, Illinois on September 13th, 1940. |
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| Origin: | 1940-09-13 |
| Created By: |
Willkie, Wendell L. (Wendell Lewis), 1892-1944 |
| Publisher: |
Republican National Committee (Washington, D.C.) |
| Source: |
http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p1819coll6/id/59521 |
| Collection: |
Indiana Historical Print Collection |
| Rights: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/ |
| Copyright: |
No Known Copyright |
| Geography: |
Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Subjects: |
African Americans--Civil rights African Americans--Economic conditions African Americans--Employment African Americans--History African Americans--Politics and government African Americans--Segregation Indiana--History Willkie, Wendell L. (Wendell Lewis), 1892-1944 Campaign speeches |
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