Word: hulan
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...Window. Next day the political chorus of opposition swelled to a roar. Manhattan Borough President Hulan Jack, a Negro, snapped that "it would be unfortunate if the most recent minority groups to arrive here were to be singled out by being deprived of the advantages former newcomers to the city enjoyed." Acting State Supreme Court Justice Emilio Nunez, Spanish-born, condemned his fellow immigrant, Judge Leibowitz, for an "unAmerican outburst." Missouri's Hennings said somewhat aimlessly that New York was doing a good job in the face of appalling conditions. "New York," said he, "is our show window...
...paper, not only gained attention from his personal column, but also found their circulations boosted fast by Moslems who hawked the papers on street corners as a spiritual duty. Such leading Negro Harlem politicos as Congressman Adam Clayton Powell (pastor of the Abyssinian Baptist Church) and Manhattan Borough President Hulan Jack have curried Moslem favor, even though full-fledged Moslems are enjoined not to vote...