Segregation was a huge issue that both African Americans and whites were forced to deal with during this time period.
They were forced to use different entrances to stores and different bathrooms, and many were not given proper job opportunities in fields in which they were well qualified.
In the years in which the award was handed out, many important advances were made in ending segregation in Maryland.
He was an officer and board member of numerous private and public philanthropic organizations and gained prominence in both local and national forums as a social activist and reformer, principally from 1938 to 1971.
Hollander was an avid believer that all people should be afforded justice, civil rights, and equal opportunity for education, employment and housing.