THE URBAN LEAGUE AND ITS STRATEGY

In: The annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Band 357, S. 102-107

Abstract

The Nat'l Ur League is a nat'l professional community services agency with local affiliates in 70 strategically located cities which seeks to break down discriminatory patterns impeding the progress of the Negro (NE) pop toward 1stclass citizenship. Founded 54 yr's ago to assist Ne's from the Ru South migrating to large cities, it has grown steadily over the yrs. Today, its program concentrates not only on wiping out the last vestiges of racial discrimination, but on stressing the need for self-help among Ne & other disadvantaged citizens to better qualify themselves for the trek out of poverty & into 1st-class citizenship. The Ur League concentrates on changing discriminatory patterns by an interracial effort. Its officials seek to bridge the gaps between white & Ne communities, to promote racial understanding & to enlist the support of men & women in positions of power for those whose heritage has been one of deprivation & denial. Each local branch maintains a voluntary interracial board of directors & a paid, usually integrated, staff. Implicit in the League's philosophy is the frank recognition that interracial cooperation is an indispensable prerequisite to the achievement of signif & lasting gains for Ne citizens. The League also stresses that the nation cannot perfect its democratic instit's until Ne citizens obtain their inalienable rights as Americans & human beings. HA.