suc_jad_jad667 jad667 jad suc yes Telegram, 1955 Nov. 29, (New York, N.Y.), James L. Yong, to Joseph A. DeLaine, Sr., (New York, N.Y.) Yong, James L. Fraternal organizations--New York (State)--New York Improved, Benevolent, Protective Order of Elks of the World Civil rights--New York (State) Civil rights workers--New York (State) African American civil rights workers--New York (State) New York (State)--Officials and employees Demonstrations--New York (State)--New York Race discrimination--Southern States Southern States--Race relations--History--20th century Race relations African Americans--Segregation--Southern States Segregation in education--Southern States Segregation--Southern States African Americans--Southern States African Americans--Civil rights--Southern States Civil rights movements--Southern States Yong, James L. DeLaine, Joseph A. (Joseph Armstrong), 1898-1974 DeLaine, Joseph A. (Joseph Armstrong), 1898-1974--Correspondence Yong, James L.--Correspondence Telegram sent November 29, 1955 from James L. Yong, New York State Commissioner of Civil Liberties in New York, New York, to Joseph A. DeLaine, also in New York City, requesting that DeLaine address a mammoth rally of the Improved Benevolent Protective Order of Elks of the World (IBPOE of W) to protest Southern injustices. The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata. Columbia, S.C. : University of South Carolina, University Libraries, Digital Collections South Caroliniana Library University of South Carolina. Library. Digital Collections 2008 English Telegrams http://digital.tcl.sc.edu/u?/jad,667 image/jpg Manuscripts Legal size - 13439 - (Folder 8), Joseph Armstrong DeLaine papers, ca. 1918-2000, South Caroliniana Library, University of South Carolina, Columbus, South Carolina. Forms part of online collection: Rev. Joseph A. DeLaine papers, ca. 1918-2000. 1955-11-29 New York (N.Y.) New York (State) Digital image copyright 2008, The University of South Carolina. All rights reserved. For more information contact The South Caroliniana Library, USC, Columbia, SC 29208. 20090526 204851