Canaan, Dim and Far: Black Reformers and the Pursuit of Citizenship in Pittsburgh, 1915-1945
- ISBN-10
- 0820358894
- ISBN-13
- 9780820358895
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 272
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2021-03-01
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Author
- Adam Lee Cilli
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Brown could do little but wait for Meyer to conclude his investigation, so he and the PNAACP worked on other cases. Then, in late August, having reviewed the evidence and testimony Meyer gathered, Schnader submitted to Governor Pinchot ...
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