Hollywood Negroes threaten nationwide boycott over rights
Hollywood and labor leaders discuss a civil rights drive by Negro performers demanding fair treatment. Stars like Brando Newman Heston Woodward Sinatra and Davis back action while NAACP cites persistent bias in roles. Some unions reject crew assignment demands citing contract violations and work rules.
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Paul Newman
Chariton Heston
Joanie Woodward
Steve Allen
Frank Sinatra
Anthony Franciosa
Burt Lancaster
Debnie Reynolds
Joan Crawford
Bette Davis
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Uncle Tom
Scenic Artists Local
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NAACP
NAACP Presses TV Casting Reform in NAACP Protest
The NAACP demands balanced casting in television and film and warns of a boycott of Ford Motor Co if Negro technicians are not included. It urges Negros appear in commercials and professional roles, seeks one ninth representation in casts, and calls for ongoing Negro presence in TV series.
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NAACP
Ford Motor Co
Broadway Marks Mixed Cast on Broadway Year
Broadway reports a record level of integrated casts amid industry pressures and congressional scrutiny. Negro performers claim decent theater work remains hard to secure, despite gains in backstage roles and onstage parts not limited to racially specific roles.
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Broadway
Congressional
Congress of Racial Equality
Committee For Employment of
Actors Equity
Frederick O'Neal
Equity
Learn Now, Pay Later Should a young man or woman go to college
A Kansas Bankers program promotes college education as a path to higher earnings. It explains bank loans to students or parents with endorser signatures and notes an alternative USAF student aid fund for freshmen unable to borrow. The ad urges consulting a student loan adviser at the college and the local Kansas banker.
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USAF
United Student Aid Funds, Inc
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