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Members of the Worthington Human Relations Council is a picture, with genre advertisement and photograph.
It was created in 1969.
Worthington Libraries and St. John African Methodist Episcopal (A. M. E.) Church are the Contributors. Worthington Human Relations Council is the Creator.
Shown here are members of the Worthington Human Relations Council (WHRC) in 1969. They are identified as (seated) Juanita Jones, treasurer; (standing, left to right), Harold B. Jones, co-founder; Dr. David Blythe, chairman; and Dr. Charles W. Smith, president.
The WHRC was founded in 1963 in response to racial discrimination in housing, schooling and employment in Worthington. The group assisted Black homebuyers in finding homes in Worthington neighborhoods and were successful in removing the third-party clause from housing contracts—meaning home sellers wouldn’t need the approval of the buyer from their neighbors. The group was also instrumental in increasing the hiring of Black teachers in Worthington Schools, as well as having Black Studies added to the curriculum in 1970. And fighting discrimination in hiring of Black workers by Worthington businesses was a major effort of the group.
The photograph was taken from an advertisement for the WHRC that was included in the 1969 booklet "Forward with Brotherhood," published by the St. John African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church.
It covers the topics citizens groups, racism and race relations.
It features the people Dr. Charles W. Smith, Harold Benson Jones, 1919-1999, Juanita Viola Jones (née Reynolds), 1927-2019 and Dr. David Blythe.
It features the organization Worthington Human Relations Council.
It covers the city Worthington.
You can find the original at Worthington Libraries.
This file was reformatted digital in the format video/jpeg.
The Worthington Memory identification code is wpl0578.
This metadata record was human prepared by Worthington Libraries on August 14, 2023.