Fact #191184
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A fifteen-day ultimatum from the NAACP (National Association For The Advancement Of Coloured People) comes into effect against radio station WIBG in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. The ultimatum demands that the station should either hire some negro disc jockeys and/or news announcers, or else face a boycott in which negro listeners will be urged not to buy any products advertised on the station.Full article:
Joseph T. Conway (general manager, WIBG) : We have only a small announcing staff. We employ only ten full-time air personalities and two on a part-time basis. We haven't had a vacancy for months. What are we expected to do? Fire someone to make room for a Negro?
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