African American treasury deputies on War Bond staff. African American deputies in the Treasury Department, appointed to work among farmers and rural families selling war bonds, in Washington for a special intensive training course on October 22 and 23, 1942. Seated, left to right: Preston S. Bowles, Alcorn A&M College, Alcorn, Mississippi; T.M. Campbell, Tuskegee Institute, Tuskegee, Alabama; J.O. Thomas, War Savings staff, Washington D.C.; William Perkins, War Savings staff, Washington D.C.; R.E. Clay, Tennessee Department of Education, Nashville, Tennessee. Standing, left to right: J.W. Whitten, War Savings staff, Washington, D.C.; Frank Staley, Georgia State College, Savannah, Georgia; Lonnie A. Marshall, Florida A&A College, Tallahassee, Florida; James N. Freeman, Lincoln University, Jefferson City, Missouri; J.H. White, Helena, Arkansas; Curtis A. Crocker, Richmond, Virginia; J.C. McLaughlin, A&T College, Greensboro, North Carolina. Sourced from the Library of Congress.
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