Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-01-01


ses bill making Il unfair educa-
tionAl practice for institutions OF
higher learning 10 accept gtfta or
sndowmenta conditioned on teach.
ing dactrine OF racial superiority.
Denver. Cola, Colorado-wyo-
ming Association of Collegiate
Registrars and Admission officers
votes 10 delete references 10 race,
religion Of church preference from
Application blanks.
Nashville. Tenn; Vanderbilt
university admits FIRST Negro stu
dent 10 School Of Religion,
Atlanta, Ga! Voters elect first
Negro member Of board Of educa-
ton.
uadsden. Ala; General Assem-
bly, of Cumberland Presbyterian
Church votes 10 admit Negro stu
dents 10 the theological seminary.
sewannee. Tenn Board OF
trustees az University Of the
South votes 10 admit Negro stu
dents 10 School OF Theology
Peoria, M American Fedora
ton OF Teachers votes 10 void
charter OF any local teachers union
practlcinE segregation.
BiacksburR. Va; Virginia Poly
technIc Institute admits first Me-
gro undergraduate.
EmpIoymant
Los Angeles, Board Of education
appoints firut Negro school prin.
cipal.
Chicago Governor appoints
Negro cabinet member ~ state
director OF public safety.
Philadelphia Mayor appoints
first Negro battalion chief In city
fire department.
Milwaukee,! hoard Of education
appoints first Negro vice principal
In oity's elementary schools,
Kankakee, IlLi Board Of edu.
cation hires first Negro teacher.
Washington President issues
executive order establishing gov
eminent Contract Committee %
supervise compliance with federal
fair employment policy IN govern
msnt contracts. District board Of.
commissioners order inclusion Of
anti.blaH clause In all future con-
tracts let by the nations capital.
New York: Police commissioner
appoints first Negro deputy In
apect0r. State Commission Against
Discrimination successfully nsgo-
tiatsa 10 modify employment
policy Of Pennsylvania Railroad.
Company hires first Negro brake
man
Topeka, Kan! Legislature a.
dopts PEP bill patterned after
wlSoonSIn's educational plan.
Dea Moinss. Ia; Legislature
sets up commission 10 investigate
problem Of racial and religious
prejudice In state.
Los Angeles: Negro and white
locals VI musicians union merge.
indianapolis; Railway hires first
Negro trolley drivers,
Housing
Allegheny County, Pa: Pitts
burgh. Pa: Toledo, o.; Housing
authorities rule that public and re-
Development housing units shall
be aIIocated without discrtmina-
ton or segregation.
Chicago: Housing authority
rules Negro tenants win be adj
mittsd 20 previously ail-whits
public housing projects. state
Circuit Court refuses 10 permit
condemnation Of property owned
by Negro doctor. thwarting at
tempt 10 drive colored family out
II nsighborhood by turning their
land into q public park.
Washington; National Capital
housing authority ends ssgrega-
ton In 1000 public housing units.
making n percent Of all disrticts
public housing lnterraeiaL u. 3.
Bupems court (BarTows W. jack
sonD rules that under the 18th
amendment q state court may not
award damages for breach Of
racial restrictive covenant.
st. Paul. MINI: Legislature
prohibits race restrictions In real
estate contracts.
New Haven. Conn: Legislature
broadens non-discrimination pro-
visions Of civil rights law 20 In
ciuds "ali forms Of publicly-as-
sisted" housing.
Denver. Colo: CITY council bars
approval and recording Of subdi-
visions containing racial restric-
tive covenants.
Evansville, Ind: Federal Dis
trict court snjoins local housing
authority from Segrsgating Negro
tenants In public housing projects.
Toiedo. Ohio: Federal District
court holds that municipal hous-
ing authority may not deny occu-
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