Word: urbanely
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Professor Buck pointed out that in spite of all the obstacles in his way the Negro has made notable progress in recent years. For instance, he has become a better farmer; he has purchased more homes; he has becomes more of an asset both in urban and rural communities; he has improved his schools and colleges...
...obtain the necessaries of life, but for such birds as I have mentioned to be exposed for sale and human consumption is abominable, and I hope that this publicity will cause a stop to be put to this distressing practice. Yours very sincerely, W. PERCIVAL WESTELL, Curator, Letchworth Urban District Council Museum. Broadway, Letchworth, Herts, March 11. London Times...
Purpose of this turnout of top-flight colored entertainers was to help the uplifting National Urban League in a campaign to get more jobs for Negroes. However successful the campaign may be, it probably won't help Negroes get jobs in commercial radio. They are welcome on sustaining shows and in bit parts on sponsored programs. But no advertiser will buck racial prejudice to back a colored show or let a Negro star shine too brightly. Not even Ethel Waters, who packs them in on Broadway, could uphold a sponsored spot when she tried...
...research associate, Francis G. Cornell, made up a list of 183 things that most educators, conservative and progressive, agree a modern school system should do. (Samples: public kindergartens, junior high schools, classes for slow pu pils.) Then they investigated how many were practiced in representative public schools, rich & poor, urban & rural, big & small, in Pennsylvania (considered the best cross section of the U. S.). Findings...
...church must study the city as a total picture and plan accordingly," said Dr. Tyson. Primarily urban and suburban in scope, the plan will also cover the country districts. Dr. Tyson reminded the 700 conference delegates that 76% of U. S. Methodist pastors and 65% of the 8,000,000 Methodist membership are in rural charges...