On May 1, 1938, The Evening Star reported on the desire to establish a local branch of the National Urban League. The Washington Urban League would be officially opened the following year.

ID: 3772 ~ Source: Reprinted with permission of the DC Public Library, Star Collection, Washington Post

This file appears in: Civil Rights Tour: Civic Activism - Greater Washington Urban League

On May 1, 1938, The Evening Star reported on the desire to establish a local branch of the National Urban League. The Washington Urban League would be officially opened the following year.

This file appears in: Civil Rights Tour: Civic Activism - Greater Washington Urban League

Civil Rights Tour: Civic Activism - Greater Washington Urban League

Upon its opening, the Washington Urban League (WUL) was one of more than 40 branches of the National Urban League in as many cities across the country. The inter-racial Washington chapter, now known as the Greater Washington Urban League, devoted…