YEAR BOOK OF THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA BRANCH OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE

[np, 1917. Original printed and illustrated title wrappers, with portrait on front wrapper of Moorfield Storey, white Boston lawyer and first President of the NAACP, who was lead counsel in the landmark, recent case of Buchanan v. Warley [1917], in which the U.S. Supreme Court held that State-mandated racially segregated housing was unconstitutional. [6], 7-26, [6] pp, as issued. Many photographic illustrations, four pages of advertisements at the end. Original staples, occasional light soiling. Very Good.

The Year Book focuses on the great Supreme Court victory, arising from a challenge to segregated housing requirements in Louisville, Kentucky. (truncated) A photo illustration of "E. Burton Ceruti, Los Angeles, noted (colored) attorney," appears with his explanation of the decision's significance; extracts from the Briefs; the Court's decision; and comments from the magazine "The Nation." Other articles are printed on the riots in St. Louis and Houston
Reasons for Joining the NAACP are listed; local officers are pictured; and the importance of "fighting prejudices" is emphasized. (Inventory #: 38229)