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W.V. Informer

W.C. Informer was a publication of the Woman's College Chapter of the Committee for North Carolina, an affiliate of the Southern Conference on Human Welfare (SCHW) located at the Woman's College of the University of North Carolina in Greensboro. SCHW was at the forefront of early civil rights and social justice issues.

W.C. informer number 1
The first issue of W.C. Informer focuses on several postwar political issues, and criticizes a recent vote on extending the Fair Employment Practices Commission (FEPC) in light of the service of black soldiers during World War II. The FEPC, enacted in 1941 by executive order, prohibited discrimination in the employment of workers in defense industries or government because of race, creed, color, or national origin. Also discussed are ant-German sentiment, European releief efforts, and an upcoming speech by George Harrison on "The Nature of Group Hatred". W.C. Informer was a publication of the Woman's College Chapter of the Committee for North Carolina, an affiliate of the Southern Conference on Human Welfare (SCHW) located at the Woman's College of the University of North Carolina in Greensboro. SCHW was at the forefront of early civil rights and social justice issues.
W.C. informer number 2
The second issue of W.C. Informer primarily discusses economic and political trends in in North Carolina, including voter registration and participation. Statistics are presented on poverty, living conditions (lack of running water, infant mortality, lack of doctors), and education. Also mentioned is the low proportion of eligible voters (40% as opposed to 76% outside the South). The newsletter states that the Committee for North Carolina works for fair employment practices, extension of Social Security, wider education and higher standards, equal suffrage rights for all citizens, a statewide health program, higher minimum wages, better living standards, and government aid to agriculture. It also announces the first meeting of the committee, to be held the following Tuesday. W.C. Informer was a publication of the Woman's College Chapter of the Committee for North Carolina, an affiliate of the Southern Conference on Human Welfare (SCHW) located at the Woman's College of the University of North Carolina in Greensboro. SCHW was at the forefront of early civil rights and social justice issues.
W.C. informer number 3
The third issue of W.C. Informer criticizes policies of the Truman administration, particularly the nomination of Edwin Pauley as Undersecretary of the Navy, which resulted in the protest resignation of Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes. There is also criticism of the United Nations Organization for failing to reign in activities of member nations, and a correction of a statistic preseneted the previous week on suffrage in North Carolina.W.C. Informer was a publication of the Woman's College Chapter of the Committee for North Carolina, an affiliate of the Southern Conference on Human Welfare (SCHW)located at the Woman's College of the University of North Carolina in Greensboro. SCHW was at the forefront of early civil rights and social justice issues.
W.C. informer number 4
The fourth issue of W.C. Informer discusses of nuclear weapons, federal labor policy (specifically a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives that would curtail union activities such as "sympathy strikes" wher one union walks out in support of another), and another pending bill that would give the army expanded security powers including the ability to remove university professors and set up military courts with jurisdiction over civilians.W.C. Informer was a publication of the Woman's College Chapter of the Committee for North Carolina, an affiliate of the Southern Conference on Human Welfare (SCHW)located at the Woman's College of the University of North Carolina in Greensboro. SCHW was at the forefront of early civil rights and social justice issues.
W.C. informer number 5
The fifth issue of W.C. Informer discusses an incident in Columbia, Tennessee, in which a black veteran and a white fought over an insult to the veteran's mother. Afterward, a group of fifty to seventy-five whites stormed the jail and roamed the streets of the "negro district". Four police officers were shot by a black citizen, resulting in the subsequent arrests of approximately one hundred black persons, two of whom were shot and killed while in custody. This incident, which became known as the Columbia Race Riot, also allegedly involved looting and shootings by highway patrol officers. Several officers were tried, but not convicted; three black defendants were convicted, but two of the convictions were overturned due to lack of evidence. The newsletter urges students to write the U.S. Attorney General demanding an investigation.The newsletter also discusses a pending atomic energy bill and includes a quote from Abraham Lincoln on race relations and the effects of "dehumanizing the Negro."W.C. Informer was a publication of the Woman's College Chapter of the Committee for North Carolina, an affiliate of the Southern Conference on Human Welfare (SCHW)located at the Woman's College of the University of North Carolina in Greensboro. SCHW was at the forefront of early civil rights and social justice issues.
W.C. informer number 6
The sixth issue of W.C. Informer is primarily a discussion of pending legislation concerning the railroad industry and an alleged conspiracy to thwart competition and a &quot:rate blockade" to keep southern manufacturers from competing in the north. Railroads were accused of being part of overall plan to hinder southern development.W.C. Informer was a publication of the Woman's College Chapter of the Committee for North Carolina, an affiliate of the Southern Conference on Human Welfare (SCHW)located at the Woman's College of the University of North Carolina in Greensboro. SCHW was at the forefront of early civil rights and social justice issues.
W.C. informer number 7
The seventh issue of W.C. Informer reports on the need for new housing units in the postwar years. Government housing policy was a major part of the federal urban renewal programs of the 1940s - 1970s, which ultimately displaced many predominantly black residential and business districts. The newsletter also discussed the United Nations Organization's response to work hunger, political developments in Spain and Germany, and a pending bill exempting railroads from anti-monopoly actions.W.C. Informer was a publication of the Woman's College Chapter of the Committee for North Carolina, an affiliate of the Southern Conference on Human Welfare (SCHW)located at the Woman's College of the University of North Carolina in Greensboro. SCHW was at the forefront of early civil rights and social justice issues.
W.C. informer number 8
The eighth issue of W.C. Informer reports on the passage of the Patman Housing Act of 1946, a precursor to the federal urban renewal program that was envisioned as a means of providing low-cost housing but ultimately resulted in the destruction of many black business and residential districts. The newsletter also reports on a series of economic measures passed by a coalition of Republicans and southern Democrats; this conservative coalition would reshape American politics fro decades to come, and would be a significant factor in opposition to civil rights legislation in the 1960s.W.C. Informer was a publication of the Woman's College Chapter of the Committee for North Carolina, an affiliate of the Southern Conference on Human Welfare (SCHW)located at the Woman's College of the University of North Carolina in Greensboro. SCHW was at the forefront of early civil rights and social justice issues.
W.C. informer number 9
The ninth issue of W.C. Informer notes that "infamous preacher of race hatred" Gerald Smith had called a "nationalist congress" for the following month. Smith was well-known for his racist, anti-Semitic, and anti-Communist views. The newsletter also criticizes the House Un-American Activities Committee and reports on demands by the mineworkers' union for a health and welfare fund.W.C. Informer was a publication of the Woman's College Chapter of the Committee for North Carolina, an affiliate of the Southern Conference on Human Welfare (SCHW)located at the Woman's College of the University of North Carolina in Greensboro. SCHW was at the forefront of early civil rights and social justice issues.
W.C. informer number 10
The tenth issue of W.C. Informer encourages students to assist in voter registration drives and to vote themselves when they become eligible. Voter registration drives were a major part of the early civil rights movement. W.C. Informer was a publication of the Woman's College Chapter of the Committee for North Carolina, an affiliate of the Southern Conference on Human Welfare (SCHW)located at the Woman's College of the University of North Carolina in Greensboro. SCHW was at the forefront of early civil rights and social justice issues.
W.C. informer number 11
The eleventh (and possibly final) issue of W.C. Informer presents a list of suggested summer readings on the themes of national and international affairs. The titles on U.S. issues primarily center on race relations and include The Street by Ann Petry, The Winds of Fear by Hodding Carter, Black Metropolis by St. Clair Drake and Horace R. Clayton, An American Dilemma by Gunnar Myrdal, Earth and High Heaven by Gwethalyn Graham, Focus by Arthur Miller, General Education in a Free Society by Harvard University, The Story of the Springfield Plan by Clarence Chatto, You Have Seen Their Faces by Burke White and Erskine Caldwell, A House in the Uplands by Erskine Caldwell, and Clarence Darrow for the Defense by Irving Stone.The titles on international affairs largely center on relationships between world powers, totalitarianism and Communism, and the United States' role in the postwar world. W.C. Informer was a publication of the Woman's College Chapter of the Committee for North Carolina, an affiliate of the Southern Conference on Human Welfare (SCHW)located at the Woman's College of the University of North Carolina in Greensboro. SCHW was at the forefront of early civil rights and social justice issues.

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