Program Records. Joint Committee for Equal Opportunity, 1940s. (Box 9, Folder 15)
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YWCA of Minneapolis
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This folder contains materials created/collected by the Minneapolis Young Women's Christian Association. The Minneapolis YWCA was established in June, 1891, by a group of young women representing various Christian church organizations, and for the next forty years worked to provide services to young Christian women. Beginning in the 1930s, the YWCA took a progressive stance with respect to racial integration and actively recruited black women for membership. It was during this period, also, that a Christian affiliation was no longer required of members. In the late 1960s and into the 1970s, programs to serve and involve the Native American and black communities sought to share those cultures through the YWCA and to combat racism in local institutions. Throughout the 1970s, the Minneapolis YWCA became increasingly involved with other community groups and with public affairs in general, offering its support to such groups as the NAACP and the Women's Annual United Nations Rally. This folder specifically contains materials on the Joint Committee for Equality Opportunity, a committee designed to increase opportunities for women, low income people, and people of color.
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