The integration of African Americans in the Civilian Conservation Corps in Massachusetts

The integration of African Americans in the Civilian Conservation Corps in Massachusetts

<p> The Civilian Conservation Corps employed young white and black men between the ages of eighteen and twenty-five. In 1935 Robert Fechner, the Director of the Civilian Conservation Corps, ordered the segregation of Corps camps across the country. Massachusetts&rsquo; camps remained inte...

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Main Author: Pinkham, Caitlin E.
Language:EN
Published: University of Massachusetts Boston 2016
Subjects:
Black history|American history|Forestry
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spelling ndltd-PROQUEST-oai-pqdtoai.proquest.com-100107222016-02-25T04:07:05Z The integration of African Americans in the Civilian Conservation Corps in Massachusetts Pinkham, Caitlin E. Black history|American history|Forestry <p> The Civilian Conservation Corps employed young white and black men between the ages of eighteen and twenty-five. In 1935 Robert Fechner, the Director of the Civilian Conservation Corps, ordered the segregation of Corps camps across the country. Massachusetts&rsquo; camps remained integrated due in large part to low funding and a small African American population. The experiences of Massachusetts&rsquo; African American population present a new general narrative of the Civilian Conservation Corps. The Federal government imposed a three percent African American quota, ensuring that African Americans participated in Massachusetts as the Civilian Conservation Corps expanded. This quota represents a Federal acknowledgement of the racism African Americans faced and an attempt to implement affirmative action against these hardships.</p> University of Massachusetts Boston 2016-02-23 00:00:00.0 thesis http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10010722 EN
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The integration of African Americans in the Civilian Conservation Corps in Massachusetts
description <p> The Civilian Conservation Corps employed young white and black men between the ages of eighteen and twenty-five. In 1935 Robert Fechner, the Director of the Civilian Conservation Corps, ordered the segregation of Corps camps across the country. Massachusetts&rsquo; camps remained integrated due in large part to low funding and a small African American population. The experiences of Massachusetts&rsquo; African American population present a new general narrative of the Civilian Conservation Corps. The Federal government imposed a three percent African American quota, ensuring that African Americans participated in Massachusetts as the Civilian Conservation Corps expanded. This quota represents a Federal acknowledgement of the racism African Americans faced and an attempt to implement affirmative action against these hardships.</p>
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