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"No Time for Racial Discontent"

Item

Title
"No Time for Racial Discontent"
Description
Article published in the Denton Record-Chronicle arguing the recent praise and recognition of black Americans' valuable contributions to the war effort upset white Americans, especially in the southern states, and risked worsening the racist bigotry black Americans were already forced to endure.
Date
1942-09-08
Source
Edwards, Robert J., “No Time for Racial Discontent,” Denton Record-Chronicle, September 8, 1942. https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1312785/. University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History; crediting Denton Public Library.
Subject
racism
bigotry
black Americans
negroes
colored Americans
U.S. military
U.S. Army
U.S. Navy
Denton, TX
Denton Record-Chronicle
World War II
WWII
Texas
segregation
civil rights