cover image: Letter from NAACP to W. E. B. Du Bois

Letter from NAACP to W. E. B. Du Bois

1942

Signed Walter White, Secretary; "very confidential" letter regarding Lord Halifax's proposal that President Roosevelt appoint a five-person commission to "talk with Nehru, Gandhi, and other Indian leaders and attempt to work out a formula for independence which would be acceptable to India and Great Britain"; seeking his feedback on such a plan; and gauging his interest in possibly participating therein.
india--history--british occupation, 1765-1947

Authors

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963

Collection
W. E. B. Du Bois Papers
Format
Correspondence Manuscripts
Pages
2 p.
Place Discussed
India
Provider
Digital Commonwealth
Published in
India
Reference
Local other: mums312-b098-i235
Rights
Contact host institution for more information. All rights for this document are held by the David Graham Du Bois Trust. Requests to publish, redistribute, or replicate this material should be addressed to Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries.
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/fcfe7b6e3827c131a1d15d78ef0d9590