St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-04-22
Salute To Urban League

observing
ersary merger
themselves with the problems facing
the big northern industrial cities
has been of the important
organizations the United States
small beginning the League has spread from the
tremendously
and increased the cooperation between
him and the white American citizen 1t pays staff of AS persons
professional, half clerical the league work
league affates supported the local
community chestsa funds
whites policy
making carry program
Many leading
all lines of endeavou have served the
board o organization.
National Urban League board of trustees reads like Who's
the local boards which
are the backbone Of the poyang function and by which the
League operates the various communities
objective League
much IN the 90 years since its formation The methods nave OF course
program
understanding
the standard of living of the Negro population by mprov
ing their opportunities workers,
The league everywhere in the St Minneapolis
encouraging Negro
young full advantage training educational
that will qualify them satisfying and profit
able work
leagues coopera
industry, labor
to secure EMPLOYMENT opportunities that will utilize the maximum
of Negroes Long thing
ploynent the filled
seekers looking for chance to work at their highest skill of
the US jobs
Urban League This Minneapolis and St
Paul as it is for many other cities
Negroes Negro
problem although gan employment group may expect
make progress the program
opportunity every operates
to Negroes obtaining adequate housing proper health
opportunities league
regard always
closely with most other welfare and community organization agencies
accomplish detectives
outlets
elsewhere Leagues always
cooperation
Negroes groups community
cities.
of primary why League
has lasted these so because its methods have been based
social pines-tha the
programming the problems
addresses itself Before planning relation field
the Urban League secures all the available facts relating to given
problem good operation finger
socially cutur
usually the
what it has found and makes recommendations for needed
improvements
interpret the Negro citizen and his special
problems the community scheme Of things Often when
the composed it is Of section Of the
population which suggests practical technques and constructive
by which the tension be combatted
founding years ago league nationally locally
has worked for the elimination of segregation
every which operates 1t has successfully
demonstration of the
educatve process
have enriched the
industry the nation whole by
neglected Of trained trainabe manpower
Always the league has been to facilitate the inclusion
without restrictions based
color.
In Of the north where the housing situation filled
with stubborn with home
and builders with build homes TIL
Tsen Homes project which responsible for furnishing Neg
Minneapolis with the first Minneapolis in 10
which they could Minneapolis Urba
League The development provided home
but also ptaed the of good
older homes good neghborhoods geonng Neg
home buying market
We could this entire editorial the fine wor
which the league has accomplished
for the total community space avail
In another special
tribute to the Golden Anniversary Of tell
the and effect which the league made
country and its people The founding
public spirited people of character
admiration of all Americans believe
requires that every not have opportunity"
is for this this salutes National
Minneapolis Urban League for
Of Minnesota