
On This Day In Black History Oct 23 - The NAACP petitions the United Nations to redress racial discrimination in the U.S. on Oct. 23, 1947.
In the 1940s, African-Americans, or coloreds, as they were then known, were repeatedly victims of myriad kinds of racial discrimination, from senseless lynchings to everyday indignities such as inadequate housing, employment, educational and voting opportunities.
On Oct. 23, 1947, the NAACP, led by W.E.B. DuBois, sent a petition to the United Nations titled "An Appeal to the World," to call attention to rampant acts of racial injustice against people of color.
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Posted By: Dea. Ron Gray Sr.
Monday, October 23rd 2023 at 5:42PM
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