NAACP backs bid to admit Negro students at Florida University
The NAACP drives support to open the University of Florida to qualified Negro students. Six suit filings seek access to law, pharmacy, chemical engineering, and agricultural education programs. Florida out of state scholarships for Black students are criticized as unequal, prompting fundraising from state branches to fund court actions potentially reaching the Supreme Court.
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NAACP
University of Florida
Harry T. Moore
State Conference
Florida Naacp
United States Supreme Court
Florida
Supreme Court
Florida A. and
M. College For
Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
Junior Red Cross Closes Year With Tea in Dade
The Junior Red Cross year ended with a tea at Booker T. Washington High School honoring principals, teacher sponsors, and representatives from thirteen Negro schools in Dade County. Principal Williams welcomed guests as William J. Pruitt praised the schools’ work under tutor sponsors. The program featured school numbers, piano solos, vocal pieces, readings, and a display of production work, followed by refreshments supervised by Mrs. Celia Chapelle and home economics students.
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Charles Williams
William J. Pruitt
Junior Red Cross
Dade County
Marian Henry
Negro Junior Red Cross
Celia Chapelle
Booker T. Washington
Nonsegregation Allowed at Public Programs in Ky
FRANKFORT Ky ANP Assistant Attorney General W Owen Keller said in response to Fulton City schools superintendent W L Holland that Negro and White pupils may attend public programs in the same school building. He stated state law banning racial teaching together does not apply to attendance at paid lectures or other public programs.
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Frankfort
ANP
W. L. Holland
Fulton City
W. Owen Keller
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Rudolph Reid
Phyllis Wheatley
Robbie Kendricks
Jolly Three
Rudolph Thompson
Bennie Gibbs
Elvin Dean
V. Dorsey
Cedar Valley
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Bridgewater’s Grocery & Market
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State of Florida
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Miami
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