I Pledge Allegiance [American Legion comic book]
description: Educational comic book created and distributed by the American Legion. Aimed at elementary aged children, this comic book explains the meaning of the words of the Pledge. Simple puzzles and activities reinforce the lessons. Excerpts: "One Nation Under God, Our nation is great and powerful! But many of our people believe in a higher power. God means many things to many people. In our country, we have the Freedom to Worship as we please, or not to if we choose." "Indivisible, Indivisible means that our country can't be divided or broken up. We're strongest when we are all together. So when we pledge allegiance we all agree to stick together. That's right! Even if we disagree, we promise to stay together as one nation."
source: Comic Arts Collection, James Branch Cabell Library, VCU Libraries
date: 1995
contributor: Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, VCU Libraries
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Captain America Goes to War Against Drugs, No.1 April 1994: High Heat
description: 1990 giveaway comic book published by Marvel Comics in cooperation with the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Captain America helps a young baseball player who has come under the influence of an alien and turned to illegal drugs. Script: Peter David Pencils: Sal Velluto Inks: Keith Williams Colors: Bob Sharen Letters: Rick Parker
source: Comic Arts Collection, James Branch Cabell Library, VCU Libraries
publisher: Marvel Comics
date: 1990
contributor: Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, VCU Libraries
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Rex Morgan, M.D. Talks About Your Unborn Child!
description: Educational comic book about the dangers of drinking while pregnant and Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. Inside front cover contains a letter signed by G. R. Dickerson, Director of the ATF. Plot: An pregnant woman comes into the hospital having injured her hand badly after drinking and falling at a party. Dr. Morgan speaks to her about the danger alcohol presents to her unborn child. Excerpts: From letter: "The unborn child gets its nourishment from the mother. What she eats or drinks, the infant share - - including alcoholic beverages. Research has shown that women who drink heavily during pregnancy risk giving birth to infants who suffer from a variety of physical and/or mental defects, a condition known generally as "Fetal Alcohol Syndrome." From comic: "A woman should remember one thing! The womb that your baby grows in for nine months before birth can be more important than any other home your child will live in during its lifetime!"
source: Comic Arts Collection, James Branch Cabell Library, VCU Libraries
publisher: Field Newspaper Syndicate
date: 1980
contributor: Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, VCU Libraries
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Let's Talk About It
description: Informational comic book "created as an educational component of the American Psychiatric Association 'Let's Talk About Mental Illness' public awareness campaign, produced through an educational grant from The Upjohn Company, Kalamazoo, MI." (from back cover) As the reader follows the story of Sara, a high school student suffering from depression, this comic book discusses mental and emotional health as important components of our overall health.
creator: Deschaine, Scott, writer Benton, Mike, writer
source: Comic Arts Collection, James Branch Cabell Library, VCU Libraries
publisher: American Psychiatric Association/Custom Comic Services
date: 1990
contributor: Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, VCU Libraries
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¡Los Amigos Conservan A Sus Amigos Con Vida!
description: Spanish-language educational comic book created for Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD). Inside front cover contains a letter from Micky Sadoff, President, MADD National. Founded in 1980, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is a nonprofit organization in the United States and Canada that seeks to stop drunk driving, provide services for those affected by drunk driving, prevent underage drinking, and work for stricter laws related to impaired driving.
source: Comic Arts Collection, James Branch Cabell Library, VCU Libraries
publisher: MADD/Custom Comic Services
date: 1989
contributor: Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, VCU Libraries
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The Southern Frontier, vol. 1, no. 6
description: Published by Commission on Interracial Cooperation (CIC), The Southern Frontier was a monthly newsletter, first issued in January, 1940. Aiming to share the stories overlooked by traditional newspapers, the newsletter published stories of social progress, as well as stories of racial injustices faced by African Americans across the American South. As described by the then President of the CIC Howard W. Odum, the name The Southern Frontier alludes to the need for even greater pioneering and progress in the social and cultural frontiers, the American South being the most turbulent field in reference to race relations and progress at the time. “The Women’s Edition” contains contributions by: W. A. Newell Kathleen Mallory S. L. Timmons Selected articles are: "Redcaps Win Wage Suit $88,500 Award to 41" -- an article about a suit brought by the Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks to determine whether tips should be included in wages. “Editor Fined For Speeding Beaten and Jailed” – An article about Houston, Texas lawyer and newspaper editor Carter Wesley, pulled over for speeding by two highway patrolmen, beaten for “waving at white folks on the highway,” and subsequently jailed. He’d be charged with resisting arrest, disturbing the peace, and speeding, the first two charges dismissed for lack of jurisdiction and evidence. “They Handled Dynamite” – An article about two groups of Southern Methodist women, one white and one black, joining together to address the large disparity in living conditions between white southerners and black southerners. An article on p. 2 describes the role of church women in passage of an act by Richmond, Va. City Council to provide a twelve-acre playground for African Americans. The church women united with the Community Recreation Association which had worked for fifteen years to secure a swimming pool for blacks.
creator: Commission on Interracial Cooperation
source: Jessie Daniel Ames Association of Southern Women for the Prevention of Lynching collection, 1930-1944, Austin Seminary Archives, Stitt Library, Austin Presbyterian Seminary Library
date: 1940 June
contributor: Austin Seminary Archives, Stitt Library, Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary Library
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The Southern Frontier, vol. 1, no. 7
description: Published by Commission on Interracial Cooperation (CIC), The Southern Frontier was a monthly newsletter, first issued in January, 1940. Aiming to share the stories overlooked by traditional newspapers, the newsletter published stories of social progress, as well as stories of racial injustices faced by African Americans across the American South. As described by the then President of the CIC Howard W. Odum, the name The Southern Frontier alludes to the need for even greater pioneering and progress in the social and cultural frontiers, the American South being the most turbulent field in reference to race relations and progress at the time. Vol. 1, No. 7 contains contributions by: Virginius Dabney Selected articles are: The front page contains various articles concerned with "Education for the Negro." “Southern Women and Lynching” – An article briefly detailing the founding of The Association of Southern Women for the Prevention of Lynching, and their efforts, visiting each community in which a lynching had occurred. “Police Brutality Common In Southern Cities” – An article detailing how common police brutality is in Southern black communities, and the alarming complacency towards it among white citizens. An appreciation for the life of Robert Russa Moton (oulined in mourning black) appears on p. 4.
creator: Commission on Interracial Cooperation
source: Jessie Daniel Ames Association of Southern Women for the Prevention of Lynching collection, 1930-1944, Austin Seminary Archives, Stitt Library, Austin Presbyterian Seminary Library
date: 1940 July
contributor: Austin Seminary Archives, Stitt Library, Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary Library
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relation: Learn more: Pullen, Ann Ellis (2013). "Commission on Interracial Cooperation" New Georgia Encyclopedia Commission on Interracial Cooperation, Social Welfare History Image Portal Robert Russa Moton (1867-1940), Encyclopedia Virginia

The Southern Frontier, vol. 1, no. 8
description: Published by Commission on Interracial Cooperation (CIC), The Southern Frontier was a monthly newsletter, first issued in January, 1940. Aiming to share the stories overlooked by traditional newspapers, the newsletter published stories of social progress, as well as stories of racial injustices faced by African Americans across the American South. As described by the then President of the CIC Howard W. Odum, the name The Southern Frontier alludes to the need for even greater pioneering and progress in the social and cultural frontiers, the American South being the most turbulent field in reference to race relations and progress at the time. Vol. 1, No. 8 contains contributions by: C. E. Chapman Jonathan Daniels (editor of the Raleigh, N. C., News and Observer) C. C. Spaulding Selected articles are: “The Need to Eat Is Not Racial” – An article discussing the increasingly impoverished conditions faced by not only the black community, but also the white community. It addresses how economic collapse and poor labor laws have resulted in lower-class jobs, perceived to be traditionally black jobs, being taken on by white people, and that the phenomenon it is not immediately a racial issue. “Negroes Celebrate 75 Years of Progress” – An article about the American Negro Exposition held from July 4, 1940 to September 2, 1940 at Chicago Coliseum, an event commemorating the 75th anniversary of the emancipation of those held as slaves in the South as well as the ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. A notice about Louisiana Senate Bill 100 describes a proposed law that would require that "only bona fide voters can be employed in any capacity by railroads operating within the State" (p. 2). "White Women Seek Repeal of Poll Tax Law" notes that only eight states still assess a poll tax for the privilege of exercising the right of the franchise. Death notices (outlined in mourning black) for Dr. James Hardy Dillard, Mrs. Hallie Paxson Winsborough…
creator: Commission on Interracial Cooperation
source: Jessie Daniel Ames Association of Southern Women for the Prevention of Lynching collection, 1930-1944, Austin Seminary Archives, Stitt Library, Austin Presbyterian Seminary Library
date: 1940 August
contributor: Austin Seminary Archives, Stitt Library, Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary Library
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The Southern Frontier, vol. 1, no. 9
description: Published by Commission on Interracial Cooperation (CIC), The Southern Frontier was a monthly newsletter, first issued in January, 1940. Aiming to share the stories overlooked by traditional newspapers, the newsletter published stories of social progress, as well as stories of racial injustices faced by African Americans across the American South. As described by the then President of the CIC Howard W. Odum, the name The Southern Frontier alludes to the need for even greater pioneering and progress in the social and cultural frontiers, the American South being the most turbulent field in reference to race relations and progress at the time. Vol. 1, No. 9 contains contributions by: John A. Kenney Carter Wesley Lee M. Owen Homer F. Sanger A. W. Dent Selected articles are: “Shortage of Negro Doctors” – A column by editor Carter Wesley of the Houston (Texas) Informer, highlighting the severely disproportionate ratio of African American doctors to African American citizens living in the south, prompting Wesley to further call for a lowering of the training standards needed to become a doctor. “What Negroes are Saying about National Politics” – An article featuring campaign promises from the Republican Party of Philadelphia and the Democratic Party of Chicago as well as selected quotes from African American citizens in advance of the 1940 national elections.
creator: Commission on Interracial Cooperation
source: Jessie Daniel Ames Association of Southern Women for the Prevention of Lynching collection, 1930-1944, Austin Seminary Archives, Stitt Library, Austin Presbyterian Seminary Library
date: 1940 September
contributor: Austin Seminary Archives, Stitt Library, Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary Library
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The Southern Frontier, vol. 1, no. 10
description: Published by Commission on Interracial Cooperation (CIC), The Southern Frontier was a monthly newsletter, first issued in January, 1940. Aiming to share the stories overlooked by traditional newspapers, the newsletter published stories of social progress, as well as stories of racial injustices faced by African Americans across the American South. As described by the then President of the CIC Howard W. Odum, the name The Southern Frontier alludes to the need for even greater pioneering and progress in the social and cultural frontiers, the American South being the most turbulent field in reference to race relations and progress at the time. Vol. 1, No. 10 contains contributions by: N.C. Newbold R. B. Eleazer Selected articles are: “Commission Interracial Cooperation Holds Annual Meeting” – A recap of the annual meeting of the CIC, featuring highlights of the speech by President Odum, resolutions passed, new members elected, and the results of officer and director elections. "South Carolina Interracial Committee Has Klan Problem" -- describes the South Carolina Committee's efforts to condemn the KKK's acts of intimidation and physical violence, and to help defeat Klan members running for elected office.
creator: Commission on Interracial Cooperation
source: Jessie Daniel Ames Association of Southern Women for the Prevention of Lynching collection, 1930-1944, Austin Seminary Archives, Stitt Library, Austin Presbyterian Seminary Library
date: 1940 October
contributor: Austin Seminary Archives, Stitt Library, Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary Library
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Dennis the Menace Takes a Poke at Poison
description: This giveaway comic book seeks to educate children and their parents about the poisonous nature of many items commonly found in the home. It urges parents to "Poison Proof Your Home." A publication created by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Food and Drug Administration. HHS Publication No. (FDA) 81-7005. Text on back cover: "Most products are made to look attractive so people will buy them--even products that can be poisonous. But things made attractive for consumers are also attractive to children. Many poisonings that occur involve children who are too youg and innocent to 'know better.' Children often can't recognize danger signals such as label warnings, strange odors, or peculiar tastes. Actually many poisonous things are attractive to children because the taste or smell GOOD, such as lemon scented furniture polish."
source: Comic Arts Collection, James Branch Cabell Library, VCU Libraries
date: 1981
contributor: Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, VCU Libraries
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The Southern Frontier, vol. 1, no. 11
description: Published by Commission on Interracial Cooperation (CIC), The Southern Frontier was a monthly newsletter, first issued in January, 1940. Aiming to share the stories overlooked by traditional newspapers, the newsletter published stories of social progress, as well as stories of racial injustices faced by African Americans across the American South. As described by the then President of the CIC Howard W. Odum, the name The Southern Frontier alludes to the need for even greater pioneering and progress in the social and cultural frontiers, the American South being the most turbulent field in reference to race relations and progress at the time. Vol. 1, No. 11 contains contributions by: William B. Ruggles Carter Wesley John Wesley Dobbs Robert C. Weaver Selected articles are: “The Negro Vote” – Column on African American party loyalty, and a critique of the Republican party’s appeasement and isolationist tendencies during the rise of Hitler in Europe. “Local Interracial Committees are Busy” – A page of short columns, detailing the activities of regional interracial committees in Georgia, Texas, and South Carolina. Articles on p. 3 concern the participation of African Americans in the Armed Forces. Dr. F. D. Patterson of Tuskegee Institute, Dr. Rayford Logan of Howard University, and Dr. Howard Long of the public schools of the District of Columbia visited the White House to discuss with the President possibilities of African Americans participation in the national defense. The work of Dr. Robert C. Weaver in this regard is noted. There is a brief notice (p. 2) that October 20 the Post Office Department issued a special stamp commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution abolishing slavery. In April (1940) a stamp with the likeness of Booker T. Washington was the first time that an African American was honored in this way.
creator: Commission on Interracial Cooperation
source: Jessie Daniel Ames Association of Southern Women for the Prevention of Lynching collection, 1930-1944, Austin Seminary Archives, Stitt Library, Austin Presbyterian Seminary Library
date: 1940 November
contributor: Austin Seminary Archives, Stitt Library, Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary Library
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The Southern Frontier, vol. 1, no. 12
description: Published by Commission on Interracial Cooperation (CIC), The Southern Frontier was a monthly newsletter, first issued in January, 1940. Aiming to share the stories overlooked by traditional newspapers, the newsletter published stories of social progress, as well as stories of racial injustices faced by African Americans across the American South. As described by the then President of the CIC Howard W. Odum, the name The Southern Frontier alludes to the need for even greater pioneering and progress in the social and cultural frontiers, the American South being the most turbulent field in reference to race relations and progress at the time. Vol. 1, No. 12 contains contributions by: Felton G. Clark Charles S. Johnson Selected articles are: “The South, the Supreme Court and Negro Education” – An article concerning the obstacles faced by graduate education-seeking African Americas in the South. “Negroes Must Serve on Grand Juries” – An article condemning instances of purposefully excluding African Americans from serving on juries.
creator: Commission on Interracial Cooperation
source: Jessie Daniel Ames Association of Southern Women for the Prevention of Lynching collection, 1930-1944, Austin Seminary Archives, Stitt Library, Austin Presbyterian Seminary Library
date: 1940 December
contributor: Austin Seminary Archives, Stitt Library, Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary Library
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Sparky's Second Chance. Fire Safety for Everyone
description: Educational comic book sponsored and distributed by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA. Created and produced by Custom Comic Services. Finished artwork by Mike Roy.
source: Comic Arts Collection, James Branch Cabell Library, VCU Libraries
date: 1988
contributor: Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, VCU Libraries
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American Honda presents DC Comics' Supergirl : in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Transportation's national safety belt campaign
description: Educational comic book produced and distributed in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Safety Belt Campaign. A message from Elizabeth Hanford Dole, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation is printed inside the front cover. "I know you're all looking forward to gettin gyour driver's licenses soon. But driving a car is a big responsibility. So here are a couple of questions for you to think about. How important do you feel it is to buckle up your safety belt when you get into a car? Do you think you or any of your friends will bever be involved in an accident? Maybe you've never thought about it, but you should. Every ten seconds, someone is injured in a crash. And every ten minutes, someone is killed. You can expect to be in an accident at least once in your life. If you use your safety belt, you more than double your chances of surviving."
source: Comic Arts Collection, James Branch Cabell Library, VCU Libraries
date: 1987
contributor: Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, VCU Libraries
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Tough To Be Free. A Message About Sniffing From SAFE
description: Educational comic book sponsored and distributed by Solvent Abuse Foundation for Education (SAFE). Created and produced by Custom Comic Services. Artwork by Mike Roy. A message from The Solvent Abuse Foundation for Education (SAFE) is printed inside the front cover. "Boys and Girls, Every day you make choices. Some choices are easy -- like choosing what to wear or eat. Other choices are more difficult -- like choosing your friends or how to spend your time. At some point in your life, someone may try to get you to make a choice you know is wrong. Saying no to them can be tough. But you must be tough, if you want to stay free. Sometimes choices are easier to make when you know how they will affect your life. We hope the facts in this book will help you choose to use chemicals safelyt and correctly."
source: Comic Arts Collection, James Branch Cabell Library, VCU Libraries
date: 1987
contributor: Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, VCU Libraries
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Spider-Man and Power Pack [National Committee for Prevention of Child Abuse comic book]
description: Marvel giveaway comic book produced in cooperation with the National Committee for Prevention of Child Abuse. Children are urged to tell a trusted adult if something has happened, and to know that there are phone numbers to call if you need help. While speaking to one young boy whose babysitter has abused him, Spider-Man reveals that he too was abused as a child. Letter inside front cover is signed by Anne H. Cohn, D.P.H., Executive Director National Committee for Prevention of Child Abuse: "The purpose of this book is to teach you how to protect yourself from sexual abuse and what to do if it happens to you. I shows you that even people you know and trust can touch you in ways or in places that feel uncomfortable or yukky or just not right. Or, they can make you touch them in private places. And this book tells you that if this happens, it's not your fault--you can say no--and there is help out there." Back cover: "The National Education Association recognizes this publication as a viable attempt to education children about the problem of child sexual abuse."
source: Comic Arts Collection, James Branch Cabell Library, VCU Libraries
contributor: Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, VCU Libraries
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Interracial News Service, vol. 9, no. 2, February 1938
description: A news digest published by the Department of Race Relations, Federal Council of Churches, New York, NY. The Federal Council of Churches was an ecumenical association of Protestant denominations in the United States founded in Philadelphia in 1908. It merged with other ecumenical bodies in 1950 to form the present day National Council of Churches. Masthead: "Gleanings from press releases and other sources to inform busy but sincere people of some of the things affecting the lives of racial minorities. Let's do away with walls ! 'We are all one in Christ Jesus.' The Material in the News Service is given for information and is not to be construed as declarations of official attitudes or policies of the Department of Race Relations or the Federal Council of Churches." Articles summarized include: p. 1 "The Struggle is Not Over" about a filibuster by Southern Senators against a federal anti-lynching bill. p. 2 "Red Caps of Three Races Form National Brotherhood" discusses the formation of the International Brotherhood of Red Caps in Chicago. p. 2 "White Student Group Defies Jim Crow" by inviting African American students to share their special coach "as other white passengers looked on in speechless amazement." p. 3 "Solid Ranks Against Fascism" regarding an editorial about the Nanking Massacre. p. 3 "Film Studios Distort Facts About Race, Insists Robeson" includes a quotation from Paul Robeson about his decision to join a work-class theatre group instead of making films. p. 3 "White Students Aid Boycott of Theaters" reports on a student boycott of theatre owners who oppose the appearance of African American actors in scenes with white people on equal basis.
source: E 185.5.I68, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Libraries, VCU Libraries
date: 1938 February
contributor: Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, VCU Libraries
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Report, Segregation in the Field of Public and Private Law [excerpt]
description: This is the only known copy of the legal analysis that was used to justify the desegregation of Tulane University. In 1959, Joseph M. Jones, president of the Tulane Board of Administrators, approached a Tulane law student, David Campbell, and asked him to research all aspects of desegregation as they applied to higher education. Campbell delivered his report on September 4, 1959. The sixty-page report covered a wide swath of research into desegregation law, including areas to which it applied (jury cases, housing, the right to vote, restrictive covenants, labor unions, etc.), the Fourteenth Amendment, whether Tulane University was a private or public corporation, and laws and cases pertaining to Tulane. Campbell went on to graduate first in his class from Tulane Law School and earn a doctorate in law from Oxford University. Read the entire report through the Tulane University Digital Library.
creator: Campbell, David
source: David Campbell papers, Manuscripts Collection 1108, Box 9, Louisiana Research Collection, Howard-Tiltion Memorial Library, Tulane University
date: 1959 September 4
contributor: Louisiana Research Collection, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library
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Jewish Children’s Home Tell-A-Vision
description: Details from a brochure, Jewish Children’s Home Tell-A-Vision, highlighting the founding of the Isidore Newman School for the children of the Jewish Children’s Home and of New Orleans. In the 1840s and 1850s a series of yellow fever epidemics in New Orleans brought forth a need for homes for destitute widows and children. During this period, private and religious groups established a number of orphanages and asylums. In 1855 the Jewish community of New Orleans organized the “Jewish Orphans’ Home,” as a part of the Hebrew Benevolent Society, and on March 14, 1855, the state granted a charter to the institution. The original Home was on Chippewah Street, but in 1887 it moved to a new building at 5342 St. Charles Avenue. The name of the organization has changed several times: from April 6, 1880 to February 28, 1905, it was “The Association for the Relief of Jewish Widows & Orphans,” from February 28, 1905, to February 4, 1924, “The Association for the Relief of Jewish Widows & Orphans of New Orleans,” and after February 4, 1924, the “Jewish Children’s Home.” While the legal name remains the Jewish Children’s Home, the organization has operated as the Jewish Children’s Home Service since April 1958.
source: Jewish Children's Home records, 1870-1981, Collection 180, Box 35, Folder 3, Louisiana Research Collection, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University
date: 1940
contributor: Louisiana Research Collection, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University
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Interracial News Service, vol.9 no.3, April 1938
description: A news digest published by the Department of Race Relations, Federal Council of Churches, New York, NY. The Federal Council of Churches was an ecumenical association of Protestant denominations in the United States founded in Philadelphia in 1908. It merged with other ecumenical bodies in 1950 to form the present day National Council of Churches. Masthead: "Gleanings from press releases and other sources to inform busy but sincere people of some of the things affecting the lives of racial minorities. Let's do away with walls ! 'We are all one in Christ Jesus.' The Material in the News Service is given for information and is not to be construed as declarations of official attitudes or policies of the Department of Race Relations or the Federal Council of Churches." Articles and topics include: "War Preparations Bring Up Race Issues" "Bill May Open Army Units to Race" "The Anti-Lynching Bill" "Residential Segregation" "Connecticut Whites Fight to Oust Doctor" "Md. Cafe Jim Crows Girl" "Alabama Planter Indicted for Peonage" "Singer Barred from Hotel" (regarding Marian Anderson) "Wins National Novel Contest" (regarding Richard Wright) "Girl, 6, Wins Again at N.Y. Philharmonic" (regarding child prodigy Philippa Schuyler) "School Inequalities" "Close Colored Schools in Mississippi" "Upsetting the Stereotypes"
source: E 185.5.I68, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Libraries, VCU Libraries
publisher: Federal Council of Churches
date: 1938 April
contributor: Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, VCU Libraries
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Interracial News Service vol. 9, no. 5, February 1938
description: A news digest published by the Department of Race Relations, Federal Council of Churches, New York, NY. The Federal Council of Churches was an ecumenical association of Protestant denominations in the United States founded in Philadelphia in 1908. It merged with other ecumenical bodies in 1950 to form the present day National Council of Churches. Masthead: "Gleanings from press releases and other sources to inform busy but sincere people of some of the things affecting the lives of racial minorities. Let's do away with walls ! 'We are all one in Christ Jesus.' The Material in the News Service is given for information and is not to be construed as declarations of official attitudes or policies of the Department of Race Relations or the Federal Council of Churches." This issue contains tributes to James Weldon Johnson following his death in an automobile accident. Also marked is the death of Arthur A. Schomburg, America's foremost collector of books on African Americans and curator of the largest and rarest collection of its type in the United States. Other topics and articles include: "K.U. Medical School Opens Doors to Negro Students" "Ask American Bar to Admit Negro Lawyers" "Ga. Governor Removes Shakles in Prison Reform" (also removed from Georgia prisions were the sweat-box, and whippings with cat-o-nine tails) "Blue and Gray Vets Gather at Gettysburg" (75th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg) "Cotton Picker May Displace Negro Workers" (regarding the Rust Brothers cotton picker) "Italians 'Aryan' Race Purity Urged" (regarding the purge of Jews from Italy) "Vassar Pact Pledges Aid to Minorities" (World Youth Congress at Vassar College)
source: E 185.5.I68, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Libraries, VCU Libraries
date: 1938 February
contributor: Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, VCU Libraries
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relation: Learn more: The Southern Frontier, Social Welfare History Image Portal Jim Crow Laws and Racial Segregation, Social Welfare History Project Vassar Peace Pact (1938). Vassar Quarterly, Volume XXIV, Number 1, 1 October 1938, Vassar newspaper archives.

Interracial News Service, vol. 10, no. 1, January 1939
description: A news digest published by the Department of Race Relations, Federal Council of Churches, New York, NY. The Federal Council of Churches was an ecumenical association of Protestant denominations in the United States founded in Philadelphia in 1908. It merged with other ecumenical bodies in 1950 to form the present day National Council of Churches. Masthead: "Gleanings from press releases and other sources to inform busy but sincere people of some of the things affecting the lives of racial minorities. Let's do away with walls ! 'We are all one in Christ Jesus.' The Material in the News Service is given for information and is not to be construed as declarations of official attitudes or policies of the Department of Race Relations or the Federal Council of Churches." Articles and topics in this issue include: p. 1 "Editor Fears Results of Educational Equality" discusses a statement made by Virginius Dabney, editor of the Richmond Times-Dispatch that admitting African Americans to institutions of higher education would be harmful to racial relations in Virginia. p. 2 "Birmingham is Scene of Liberal Conference" about the Southern Conference for Human Welfare, held Nov. 20-23, 1938. "Negroes Denied Ballot Indians Vote Freely" a case from Clinton, NC p. 3 "Truck Driver Lynched for Asking Favor" regarding the death of Wilder McGowan in Mississippi "White Women of South Condemn Lynch Evil" the Mississippi Council of the Association of Southern Women for the Prevention of Lynching condemned McGowan's lunching. The article relates, "One-fourth of Wiggins [Mississippi] took part in the lynching party. 'It was very orderly,' contends Sheriff S. C. Hinton." "Negroes and Anti-Semitism" "What About Lynching?" "Negroes Pray for Jews" "Shall We Hate the Jews?" p.4 "The German press has retaliated to American protests as quoted by the N.Y Herald-Tribune for Nov. 16th and 20th... 'The "Voelkischer Beobachter" said that 'the Americans, who continue to treat their Negroes as second class…
source: E 185.5.I68, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Libraries, VCU Libraries
date: 1939 January
contributor: Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, VCU Libraries
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Who is going to take care of it? [editorial cartoon by William C. Morris]
description: Editorial cartoon by William C. Morris shows the Internal Revenue Bureau arguing with Federal District Attorneys over caring for a large camel labelled "Prohibition." Uncle Sam stands in the background with his hands on his hips. Internal Revenue Bureau: "I'm telling you it isn't my job to tend it -- it's yours" Federal District Attorneys: "Now Listen! I didn't order the darned thing did I?"
creator: Morris (William Charles Morris)
source: Cartoons Magazine, v.16, no. 1, (July 1919), p.55. Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, VCU Libraries
date: 1919
contributor: Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, VCU Libraries
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relation: Learn more: Temperance and Prohibition, Social Welfare History Image Portal Temperance Movement, Social Welfare History Project Prohibition, Social Welfare History Image Portal Editorial cartoons, Social Welfare History Image Portal

July First. "Oh, where's the beer of yester year?" [editorial cartoon by J. F. Bronstrup]
description: Editorial cartoon by J. F. Bronstrup shows a saloon owner smoking a cigar outside his recently converted bar. The establishment window now advertises "Jake's Place. Soft Drinks. Ice Cream Cornucopias." An ice cream cone-shaped sign overhead reads, "In hoc signo vinces" a Latin phrase meaning "In this sign you will conquer."
creator: Bronstrup, J. F.
source: Cartoons Magazine, v.16, no. 1, (July 1919), p.54. Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, VCU Libraries
date: 1919
contributor: Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, VCU Libraries
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