Urge End To Army Jim Crow
A committee of 16 prominent Black leaders urged Defense Secretary James Forrestal on September 7 to end Jim Crow in the armed forces. The group included Willard Townsend of the Transport Service Employees. The notice highlights housing shortages with 20 percent of urban families doubling up. It notes suburban New York housing prices rising from prewar 6000 to 13000 13500 dollars.