Race Relations in Chicago
Extent and Medium
1 electronic resource (32 pages)
Creator(s)
- Chicago (Ill.). City Council
- The Mayor's Commission on Human Relations (author)
Scope and Content
The file contains a copy of the report on “Race Relations in Chicago” written by the “Mayor’s Commission on Human Relations for 1945”. In the report, the Commission presents its work on the situation of African American citizens in several fields of public life, highlighting the improvement of status in the employment sector, but deploring the shortage of housing. Other sectors analyzed by the Commission were Recreation, Health and Welfare, Law and Order. Furthermore, the report informs on the “Chicago Conference on Home Front Unity” held in May and June 1945 with the participation of several hundred civic organizations as well as on its Public Information and Education activities. The reports on activities is followed by information on the Commission’s Staff Personnel and its Financial statement.
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Electronic access only
Electronic text and image data Jerusalem Yad Vashem 2015
Title viewed: 4.1.2021
Subjects
- African Americans--Economic conditions--20th century.
- African Americans--Civil rights--Illinois--Chicago--History--20th century.
- Racism--United States--History--20th century.
- Minorities--Civil rights--United States--History--20th century.
Places
- Chicago (Ill.)--Social conditions--20th century.
- Chicago (Ill.)--Politics and government--20th century.
- Chicago (Ill.)--Race relations--History--20th century.