UNIVERSAL AFRICAN BLACK CROSS NURSES

OUTLINE: UNIVERSAL AFRICAN BLACK CROSS NURSESI. INTRODUCTION.

C. Background information on Black Cross Nurses.

II. ORGANIZATION OF THE BLACK CROSS NURSES.

III. REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE BLACK CROSS NURSES.

IV. THE ATTRACTIONS OF BLACK CROSS NURSES TO AMERICAN NEGROES.

V. THE PURPOSE AND FUNCTIONS OF BLACK CROSS NURSES.

A. Discrepancies between reality and constitution.

VI. DISSENSION BETWEEN THE BLACK CROSS NURSES AND THE UNIVERSAL NEGRO IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION.

B. Summary of findings. C. Conclusion.

UNIVERSAL AFRICAN BLACK CROSS NURSES

This research provides an historical overview of the Universal African Black Cross Nurses, hereinafter referred to as the Black Cross Nurses. The Black Cross Nurses were an auxiliary of the Universal Negro Improvement Association founded and headed by Marcus Garvey (Hill III 766). The findings of this research are presented in discussions of the organization of the Black Cross Nurses, the regulations governing the Black Cross Nurses, t

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lations Governing the Universal Black Cross Nurses dealt with uniforms for members (Hill III 768). All that the article had to say on the subject was that each "active member . . . shall supply herself with her own uniform" (Hill III 768). Article VIII covered emblems (Hill III 768). Members of the Black Cross Nurses were required to "wear its emblem on a button as an indication of membership" (Hill III 768). The prescribed button had "a Black Latin Cross on a Red background enclosed by a Green Circle around the border" (Hill III 768). The official emblem of the Black Cross Nurses was prescribed as "a Black Latin Cross encircled by a Red background in the center of a Green field" (Hill III 768). The official rules and regulations governing the Black Cross Nurses were often inconsistent with the actual organization and functioning of the group. Additionally, the rules and regulations tended to be quite general with respect important factors such as the relationship between national and local organizations, while being quite specific on lesser factors such as the design of organizational emblems. The Attraction of the Black Cross Nurses to American Negroes One of the strongest attractions of membership in the Black C

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