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Title	Ohio NAACP Pamphlet Supporting Equal Rights Legislation
Subject	Civil Liberties African American Ohioans Veterans National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Segregation--Laws and legislation
Place	Columbus (Ohio) Franklin County (Ohio)
Description	This eight-page pamphlet is titled, "Will Ohio Make Good For Democracy?" and proclaims that "Ohio's Colored Citizens, her Negro Soldiers who fought for Democracy Abroad, are now asking for Democracy and a Square Deal at Home." It encourages readers to support Ohio House Bill No. 139 "to protect colored men and women from insult and humiliation." Proposed shortly after World War I, the bill called on legislators to recognize the contributions of African Americans to the war effort and prohibit segregation in public places. The bill passed in the Ohio House of Representatives, with only ten votes against it. The pamphlet was printed and distributed by the Ohio Conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). It measures 6" x 9" (15.24 x 22.86 cm).
Creator	National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Ohio Conference
Date of Original	1919 circa
Source	Published material; PA Box 742 44
Format	book
Submitting Institution	Ohio Historical Society
Rights	Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information
Type	Text; 1919
Date created	2010-06-06

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Full Text	WILL OHIO MAKE GOOD FOR DEMOCRACY? Ohio's Colored Citizens, her Negro Soldiers who Fought for Democracy Abroad, are now asking for Democ¬ racy and a Square Deal at Home WORK FOR AND SUPPORT HOUSE BILL No. 139 TO PROTECT COLORED MEN AND WOMEN FROM INSULT AND HUMILIATION OHIO CONFERENCE of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Campaign OflSce: 202 EAST SPRING STREET, COLUMBUS, OHIO
Date created	2009-01-13

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