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The Arkansas Colored Auxiliary Council: Black Activism during World War I, 1917-1918

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  • The Arkansas Council of Defense
    • Arkansas State Council of Defense Members
    • Chairman of County Councils of Defense
  • Black Members of the Council
    • Colored Auxiliary Council Members
    • Portraits of the women of the Arkansas Colored Auxiliary Council of Defense
    • Portraits of the men of the Arkansas Colored Auxiliary Council of Defense
    • Scipio Africanus Jones (1863-1943)
    • Josiah H. Blount
  • Council Reports and Organizational Material
    • Monthly Report, September 1918
    • Monthly Report, November 1918
    • Monthly Report, August 1918
    • Program For Organization of Negroes
  • Correspondence
    • Correspondence Council of National Defense, 1918 February 23
    • Correspondence to J.L. Bond, 1918 October 31
    • Correspondence to J.L. Bond, 1918 December 19
    • Correspondence from J.L. Bond, to Wallace Townsend
    • Correspondence from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, 1918 October 10
    • Correspondence from Judge G.B. Ewing to Arkansas State Council of Defense, 1918 October 23
    • Correspondence to Victor Olander, Illinois State Council of Defense, 1917 July 5
    • Correspondence to H.F.H. Eberts from the Arkansas Council of Defense, 1917 July 3
    • Correspondence from the Council of National Defense, 1918 October 8
  • Newspaper Clippings
    • “To Organize Negroes to Help County Councils,” Arkansas Gazette
    • “Colored Patriots of Arkansas, Attention!”, Arkansas Democrat
    • “Negro Auxiliary Council to be Organized,” Hope Star
    • “Scipio Jones to Give 200 to War Fund Drive”, Arkansas Democrat
  • Women Registration Cards
    • Council of Defense Registration Cards, Mrs. A. Henry
  • Contact Information

Black Members of the Council

 

This exhibit details the education, occupation, and life events of the black Council members that worked with the Arkansas Council of Defense during World War I.  These men and women had significant contributions to the state of Arkansas and the war effort.

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  • Home
  • The Arkansas Council of Defense
    • Arkansas State Council of Defense Members
    • Chairman of County Councils of Defense
  • Black Members of the Council
    • Colored Auxiliary Council Members
    • Portraits of the women of the Arkansas Colored Auxiliary Council of Defense
    • Portraits of the men of the Arkansas Colored Auxiliary Council of Defense
    • Scipio Africanus Jones (1863-1943)
    • Josiah H. Blount
  • Council Reports and Organizational Material
    • Monthly Report, September 1918
    • Monthly Report, November 1918
    • Monthly Report, August 1918
    • Program For Organization of Negroes
  • Correspondence
    • Correspondence Council of National Defense, 1918 February 23
    • Correspondence to J.L. Bond, 1918 October 31
    • Correspondence to J.L. Bond, 1918 December 19
    • Correspondence from J.L. Bond, to Wallace Townsend
    • Correspondence from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, 1918 October 10
    • Correspondence from Judge G.B. Ewing to Arkansas State Council of Defense, 1918 October 23
    • Correspondence to Victor Olander, Illinois State Council of Defense, 1917 July 5
    • Correspondence to H.F.H. Eberts from the Arkansas Council of Defense, 1917 July 3
    • Correspondence from the Council of National Defense, 1918 October 8
  • Newspaper Clippings
    • “To Organize Negroes to Help County Councils,” Arkansas Gazette
    • “Colored Patriots of Arkansas, Attention!”, Arkansas Democrat
    • “Negro Auxiliary Council to be Organized,” Hope Star
    • “Scipio Jones to Give 200 to War Fund Drive”, Arkansas Democrat
  • Women Registration Cards
    • Council of Defense Registration Cards, Mrs. A. Henry
  • Contact Information
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