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Racial discrimination

 Subject
Subject Source: Fast

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

AFL-CIO Civil Rights Department, Southeastern Region records

 Collection
Identifier: L1988-22
Abstract:

AFL-CIO Civil Rights Department, Southeastern Region records consist of newsletters, correspondence, training manuals, news articles, newsletters and summaries of events, 1966-1986.

Dates: 1966-1986

AFL-CIO Southern Area Civil Rights Department records

 Collection
Identifier: L1989-17
Abstract

The records of the AFL-CIO Southern Area Civil Rights Department, spanning 1962 to 1988, include correspondence, minutes, reports, writings, financial records, printed materials, clippings, membership cards, photographs, and artifacts that document the activities of the office's director, E.T. "Al" Kehrer, in facilitating the employment of minorities and women in the region.

Dates: 1962-1988

Fair Employment Practices Committee collection

 Collection
Identifier: L1982-36
Abstract: President Franklin Roosevelt established the Fair Employment Practices Committee by Executive Order in 1942. It required all federal agencies to include in their contracts with private employers a provision obligating them not to discriminate against persons of any race, color, creed, or nationality in matters of employment. The collection consists of material obtained from the Federal Bureau of Investigation on a Freedom of Information request by Dr. Merl Reed. The records, 1943-1946,...
Dates: 1943-1946

Millard Farmer papers

 Collection
Identifier: Y002
Abstract:

Attorney Millard Farmer has fought against the death penalty since the 1960s. His papers primarily comprise legal files and records, the papers include correspondence, photographs, sound recordings, and printed material such as reports, articles, and clippings.

Dates: 1960-1995, 2001-2002; Majority of material found within 1975 - 1995

Newport News Central Labor Council records

 Collection
Identifier: L1980-40
Abstract:

The Newport News Central Labor Council records contain correspondence, minutes and financial documents concerning affiliation of local unions, delegates, charities, voter registration drives, organizing campaigns, and race issues.

Dates: 1899-1981

United Paperworkers International Union, Local 446 (St. Marys, Ga.) records

 Collection
Identifier: L2002-06
Scope and Content of the Records The records of the United Paperworkers International Union (UPIU) Local 446 consist of materials that reflect the establishment and day-to-day running of the union (administrative and financial records), as well as illustrating its relationships with the Gilman Paper Company and with other unions (administrative, personnel and company relations records). Some of the records also represent a time, after the enactment in 1964 of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, when desegregation was an...
Dates: 1941-1998