Copies of the bills for a Negro Industrial Commission (NIC), introduced in the House of Representatives on April 13, 1921 (H.R. 2895), and again on December 13, 1923 (H.R. 3228). Documents include correspondence between Richmond, Virginia, lawyer Giles B. Jackson, the drafter of the bill, and Eugene K. Jones, the executive secretary of the National Urban League; a flyer that quotes President Warren G. Harding in support of the 1921 legislation; a letter sent by Jackson to President Harding clarifying how the 1923 version of the bill differs from the 1921 version, which is principally in the addition of the clause "to formulate a policy for mutual understanding and confidence between the races" to section 4 on the duties of the commission. Topics include the work that the National Urban League had been doing to promote the welfare of African Americans.
Selections reproduced as facsimile page images: 27 pages.
Selected Document List | Page Images
| April 13, 1921 | Federal Publication from Mr Layton |
| December 13, 1923 | Federal Publication from Mr Foster |
| March 18, 1921 | Letter from George B. Christian, Jr to Giles B. Jackson |
| March 15, 1921 | Letter from Giles B. Jackson |
| January 8, 1924 | Letter from Eugene Kinckle Jones to Ed C. Berry |
| January 17, 1924 | Letter from Giles B. Jackson to E.K. Jones |
| January 21, 1924 | Letter to Charles T. Isom |
| February 4, 1924 | Letter from Giles B. Jackson to Eugene K. Jones |
| January 19, 1924 | Letter from Charles T. Isom to Eugene K. Jones |
| January 11, 1924 | Letter from E. C. Berry to Eugene K. Jones |
| January 7, 1924 | Letter from I.M. Foster to E.C. Berry |
| December 13, 1923 | Federal Publication from Mr Foster |
| January 14, 1924 | Letter from Giles B. Jackson to Eugene K. Jones |
| January 12, 1924 | Letter from Giles B. Jackson to Eugene K. Jones |
| no date | Article |
| January 16, 1924 | Letter to Giles B. Jackson |