Box 1597

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Consists of correspondence between representatives of the Urban League, the U.S. Department of Labor, and labor organizations, concerning plans to develop a Labor Education Advancement Program (LEAP) project in Jackson, Mississippi.

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Consists of correspondence of E.T. Kehrer with individuals involved in the Joint Apprenticeship Program in North Carolina. Topics include minority labor statistics in the building trades in North Carolina, organizational disputes between the state Joint Apprenticeship Program office and local branches, and the response to a 1970 incident in which an African American construction apprentice in Wilmington, North Carolina reported harassment and an assault by fellow workers.

Scope and Contents Consists of documents related to employment and training programs in North Carolina, particularly related to the building and construction trades. Includes a 1969 annual activity report of the Carolinas Construction Training Council, a 1970 joint proposal between labor organizations and contractors for a minority outreach program for building and construction apprenticeships, and a 1970 proposal for an employment training program in conjunction with the Asheville, North Carolina Model Cities...

Scope and Contents Consists of correspondence of E.T. Kehrer with individuals involved in employment and training programs in South Carolina. Topics include Kehrer's efforts to organize labor representatives to discuss development of a Labor Education Advancement Program (LEAP) projects in South Carolina, meetings between state AFL-CIO representatives and African American activists, and progress reports from the Columbia Urban League's LEAP project. Also includes assorted materials related to employment and...

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Consists of correspondence of E.T. Kehrer with individuals involved in employment and training programs in Tennessee. Topics include the establishment of Apprenticeship Opportunity Centers by labor organizations in Knoxville, Nashville, and Chattanooga. Also includes assessment and training materials used by Tennessee Apprenticeship Opportunity Centers.

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Consists of documents related to equal employment opportunity compliance efforts at the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). Includes a 1970 internal TVA report on equal employment opportunity statistics for minority and women TVA employees, a 1971 TVA planning document on equal employment opportunity goals, and the minutes of a 1972 meeting between E.T. Kehrer, EEOC staff, and TVA staff on establishing a minority apprenticeship program for TVA workers

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Consists of correspondence of E.T. Kehrer with staff the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and labor unions representing TVA employees. Topics include Kehrer's efforts to help organize a minority apprenticeship program for TVA workers, primarily in 1972.

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Consists of correspondence of E.T. Kehrer with staff of Virginia labor organizations and state offices of AFL-CIO departments. Topics include Kehrer's efforts to organize minority apprenticeship programs in Norfolk and Richmond, Virginia. Also includes materials related to labor legislation in Virginia.

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Consists of correspondence between individuals involved with Textiles: Employment and Advancement for Minorities (TEAM), a multi-agency project intended to fight employment discrimination in the Southern U.S. textile industry. Topics include discussion of the initial TEAM project proposal, arrangement of planning meetings among TEAM board members, and reports from TEAM Field Coordinator Jean E. Fairfax and Project Director Mordecai C. Johnson.

Scope and Contents Consists of correspondence between individuals involved with Textiles: Employment and Advancement for Minorities (TEAM), a multi-agency project intended to fight employment discrimination in the Southern U.S. textile industry. Topics include a training workshop for TEAM staffers conducted by Penn Community Services, discussions between TEAM Project Director Mordecai C. Johnson and project aides on the placement of African American workers in textile jobs, and Johnson's activity reports to...

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Consists of correspondence between individuals involved with Textiles: Employment and Advancement for Minorities (TEAM), a multi-agency project intended to fight employment discrimination in the Southern U.S. textile industry. Topics include efforts to increase African American access to training programs and jobs in the Greenville and Clemson, South Carolina areas and ongoing cooperation between TEAM with Penn Community Services.

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Consists of documents related to Textiles: Employment and Advancement for Minorities (TEAM), a multi-agency project intended to fight employment discrimination in the Southern U.S. textile industry. Includes notes, news articles, TEAM board meeting minutes, grant applications for the initial TEAM project and subsequent related projects, transcripts of interviews with textile industry representatives, and informational materials produced by TEAM.

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Consists of documents related to Textiles: Employment and Advancement for Minorities (TEAM), a multi-agency project intended to fight employment discrimination in the Southern U.S. textile industry. Includes notes, reports, court documents, TEAM board meeting minutes, grant applications for the initial TEAM project and subsequent related projects, training materials created for TEAM staffers by Penn Community Services, and informational materials produced by TEAM.

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Consists of documents related to Textiles: Employment and Advancement for Minorities (TEAM), a multi-agency project intended to fight employment discrimination in the Southern U.S. textile industry. Includes notes, news articles, court documents, and copies of affirmative action plans created by textile companies J.P. Stevens and Dan River Mills with input from TEAM.