NAACP veterans affairs. Court martials, 1942-49 [microform].

Published:: Frederick, MD : University Publications of America, [1989?]
Physical Description:: on 3 microfilm reels ; 35 mm.
Additional Creators:: Dedmon, Jesse O., United States. War Department, and National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Veterans Affairs Department

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Papers of the NAACP. Part 9, Discrimination in the U.S. Armed Forces, 1918-1955. Series C, The Veterans Affairs Committee, 1940-1950 ; reel 2, fr. 0523-reel 4, fr.-0917

Summary:

Arranged alphabetically by name of defendant, these files document Dedmon's role in screening cases for reference to the national legal staff. Includes the initial petition of the defendent to the NAACP with Dedmon's reply as to whether or not the case presents evidence of racial discrimination, on which grounds alone, the association will consider joining in. Several files contain copies of legal documents from the trial and even transcripts of proceedings.

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Related Titles:

Court martials, 1942-49.
Courts-martial

Note:

"Group II, Box G-3--G-5"--Guide.
Guide title: Courts-martial.
Title from file folder heading.
Guides to some parts of the Papers of the NAACP collection are available online.

Binding notes:

E185.5.N276A2 pt.9 1918-55 ser.C r.02 c.1 (Microfilm, Microfiche, etc.) bound in NAACP veterans affairs. Camp investigations, 1942-1949 [microform]

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