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National Action Conference for Civil Rights: April 19-2, 1942
- Author:
- Kemnitz, Dr Thomas Milton (Ed)
- Subjects:
- African-American; Civil Rights; American History
- Age:
- 14, 15, 16, 17, 18
- Grade:
- 9, 10, 11, 12
- Order code:
- 196X
- Price:
- $10.00
In April of 1942, one of the most extraordinary gatherings in American history was held in Washington D.C. by a group of men and women who formed THE NATIONAL FEDERATION FOR CONSTITUTIONAL LIBERTIES.
This was a point at the beginning of World War II where the Germans and Japanese seemed to be triumphant everywhere. The Americans had yet to win a single battle. This was the very worst time to speak out for civil rights, and the people who did so were very brave and very determined to protect the constitutional liberties of the country.
The conference was divided into four sessions: (1) Rights of Franchise, (2) Labor’s Rights, (3) Discrimination against Racial, National and Religious Minorities, and (4) Freedom of Speech.
The total registration was 159 people from 19 of the 30 states where the National Federation had affiliated organizations. Of those 159, 109 were delegates, 50 were observers, many of whom reported to the FBI.
The delegates had a lot to protest: Jim Crow laws, segregation in the armed forces, discrimination on the basis of race and religion, abridgment of the right to organize labor unions and/or to strike, the internment of Americans of Japanese and Italian origin, the imprisonment of members of the American Communist Party, and the limits on free speech in the name of the war effort.
The delegates had a vision of an America which guaranteed to every individual the rights and liberties established in the Constitution. Their vision was the one that ultimately prevailed. EVERY law that they said was wrong in 1942 has been repealed. EVERY action they protested in 1942 the country now regrets. EVERY right they said should be established has been established as a right. While we have endorsed their vision, we have forgotten the visionaries. Their fight was overshadowed by the fight on the battlefields that engaged millions of others. Their battles pale beside Iwo Jima and Normandy. No monuments have been erected to them. But we owe them a great debt, and they should not be forgotten.
Reprinted in this book are the original conference documents as they were produced in 1941 and 1942. We believe it is important for youngsters to see the originals, to realize that lofty goals can be pursued with humble tools, and that struggle and sacrifice are a part of achievement, and that when belief is strong, “winning” is not necessarily everything.
In April of 1942, one of the most extraordinary gatherings in American history was held in Washington D.C. by a group of men and women who formed THE NATIONAL FEDERATION FOR CONSTITUTIONAL LIBERTIES.
This was a point at the beginning of World War II where the Germans and Japanese seemed to be triumphant everywhere. The Americans had yet to win a single battle. This was the very worst time to speak out for civil rights, and the people who did so were very brave and very determined to protect the constitutional liberties of the country.
The conference was divided into four sessions: (1) Rights of Franchise, (2) Labor’s Rights, (3) Discrimination against Racial, National and Religious Minorities, and (4) Freedom of Speech.
The total registration was 159 people from 19 of the 30 states where the National Federation had affiliated organizations. Of those 159, 109 were delegates, 50 were observers, many of whom reported to the FBI.
The delegates had a lot to protest: Jim Crow laws, segregation in the armed forces, discrimination on the basis of race and religion, abridgment of the right to organize labor unions and/or to strike, the internment of Americans of Japanese and Italian origin, the imprisonment of members of the American Communist Party, and the limits on free speech in the name of the war effort.
The delegates had a vision of an America which guaranteed to every individual the rights and liberties established in the Constitution. Their vision was the one that ultimately prevailed. EVERY law that they said was wrong in 1942 has been repealed. EVERY action they protested in 1942 the country now regrets. EVERY right they said should be established has been established as a right. While we have endorsed their vision, we have forgotten the visionaries. Their fight was overshadowed by the fight on the battlefields that engaged millions of others. Their battles pale beside Iwo Jima and Normandy. No monuments have been erected to them. But we owe them a great debt, and they should not be forgotten.
Reprinted in this book are the original conference documents as they were produced in 1941 and 1942. We believe it is important for youngsters to see the originals, to realize that lofty goals can be pursued with humble tools, and that struggle and sacrifice are a part of achievement, and that when belief is strong, “winning” is not necessarily everything.
