February 14, 1936 The inaugural meeting of the National Negro Congress was convened at the Eighth Regiment Armory in Chicago, Illinois. The purpose was to build a national constituency to pressure government for labor and civil rights.
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National Negro Congress – February 14th in African American History
By Chimsima Zuhri on February 14, 2014 in African American History, Civil Rights, February
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