Lane, Layle, 1893-1976
Person
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Layle Lane Papers
Collection — Container: Small Processed Collections: La-Le, Box 9, Folder: 7-8
Identifier: LP000439
Abstract
Layle Lane was a public school teacher in New York City and active in the American Federation of Teachers and the New York Teachers Guild. She was the first African-American vice-president of the New York City AFT local and chaired their Committee for Democratic Human Relations. Her papers relate primarily to civil rights and the role of African-Americans in American society, including copies of two briefs filed by the AFT in Brown vs. Board of Education.
Dates:
1940 - 1969
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
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Layle Lane Papers