Something was in the Air
While the New York City Mayor’s Committee on Unity was the first government agency in the country to take on the issue of civil rights, it was not long before other urban centers began to follow suit. The idea of ending discrimination and making changes in policies to improve race relations and social equities was in the air in the post-war era. National and local government agencies as well as civic groups began organizing and working to bring about unity in communities throughout the country.
This gallery presents materials that MCOU collected from these organizations which give a strong visual insight into the work that was being done to end discrimination, bias and civil unrest in the United States.
