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1951-11-02 Des Moines Register Article: "Negro Report On Davenport"

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Des Moines Register
Fri., Nov. 2, 1951
Page 8
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NEGRO REPORT ON DAVENPORT
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(The Register's Iowa News Service.)
DAVENPORT, IA.--This city's 2,500 Negroes were told Thursday that they have greater equality in the schools than any other phase of community life.
[[bold]]Segregation and discrimination are more prevalent in industry, recreation, housing, medical care and in most other public places, a survey report showed.[[end bold]]
The League for Social Justice made the announcement after a four-month study of local conditions, said Michael Lawrence, its president. Phyllis Miller was project chairman.
[[bold]]Only 175.[[end bold]]
The survey revealed that fewer than 175 Negroes are employed at factories, stores and offices which have a total of more than 10,000 persons on their combined pay-rolls.
[[bold]]"Such a ratio is surprisingly small," the survey report commented, adding that many Davenport Negroes are forced to find jobs across the Mississippi river in Illinois industries or business places.[[end bold]]
The report observed that housing facilities for Negroes here is "generally poor" and often without modern improvements.
[[bold]]Medical Care.[[end bold]]
Medical and dental care is difficult for the Negro to obtain in the city, the survey disclosed.
Many instances of discrimination found in the survey committee's investigations of hotels and public eating places.
There was a similar criticism of discrimination against the Negro at parks, theaters and sports events.

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[[Top of page]] Des Moines Register Fri., Nov. 2, 1951 Page 8 [[Header in bold]] NEGRO REPORT ON DAVENPORT [[End header and bold]] (The Register's Iowa News Service.) DAVENPORT, IA.--This city's 2,500 Negroes were told Thursday that they have greater equality in the schools than any other phase of community life. [[bold]]Segregation and discrimination are more prevalent in industry, recreation, housing, medical care and in most other public places, a survey report showed.[[end bold]] The League for Social Justice made the announcement after a four-month study of local conditions, said Michael Lawrence, its president. Phyllis Miller was project chairman. [[bold]]Only 175.[[end bold]] The survey revealed that fewer than 175 Negroes are employed at factories, stores and offices which have a total of more than 10,000 persons on their combined pay-rolls. [[bold]]"Such a ratio is surprisingly small," the survey report commented, adding that many Davenport Negroes are forced to find jobs across the Mississippi river in Illinois industries or business places.[[end bold]] The report observed that housing facilities for Negroes here is "generally poor" and often without modern improvements. [[bold]]Medical Care.[[end bold]] Medical and dental care is difficult for the Negro to obtain in the city, the survey disclosed. Many instances of discrimination found in the survey committee's investigations of hotels and public eating places. There was a similar criticism of discrimination against the Negro at parks, theaters and sports events.