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1. A portrait of John W. Jennings, New York State...

Type:
Image
Date Created:
Undated
Collection:
University Photograph Collection
Collecting Area:
University Archives
Collection ID:
ua390
Thumbnail Path Ss:
/downloads/4j03d5738?file=thumbnail
System Modified Dtsi:
2019-02-01T21:07:18Z
Description:
A portrait of John W. Jennings, New York State College for Teachers, Class of 1949. Jennings attended the college with the support of the GI Bill as a WWII Veteran. Jennings served as president of the Inter?Group Council, a local group advocating better racial and religious relations. It is believed that Jennings was the first African American president of the Student Council, also called the Student Association.
Subject:
World War, 1939-1945--Veterans, Inter--Group Council, Class of 1949, Servicemen's readjustment act of 1944, African American college graduates, Alumni, Portraits, Jennings, John W., University Archives Photographs, and Student Association