Response from Mr. Gibson, Civilian Aide to the Secretary of War
Item
- Title
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Response from Mr. Gibson,
Civilian Aide to the Secretary of War - Description
- In this response letter to Private E.L. Reynolds, Mr. Gibson, implies that banning the Pittsburgh Courier, or any other "Negro publication" at Camp Howze would violate official War Department policy AG 461 Subject: Restriction of Commercial Publications. Mr. Gibson advises Pvt. Reynolds to write back with further details regarding this issue.
- Date
- 1944-09-02
- Source
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McGuire Collection of Letters from Black Soldiers. 1941-1946. William Madison Randall Library, University of North Carolina Wilmington. January 19, 1988. https://library.uncw.edu/web/collections/manuscript/MS051.html.
- Subject
- racism
- segregation
- AG 461
- Restriction of Commercial Publications
- black soldier
- negro soldier
- colored soldier
- African American soldier
- Truman K. Gibson, Jr.
- Truman K. Gibson
- Civilian Aide to the Secretary of War
- World War II
- WWII
- World War 2
- WW2
- Camp Howze
- 652 Ordnance Am. Co.
- Private E.L. Reynolds
- Pvt. E.L. Reynolds
- A.S.N. 35931780
- banned publication
