Advocacy for a Permanent Fair Employment Practice Committee: Correspondence and Timeline, 1944-06-23

Item — Box: 5, Folder: 12

Identifier: CAC_CC_047_1_5_12_0007

Scope and Contents

The document is a letter requesting support for a bill to establish a Permanent Fair Employment Practice Committee, responsible to Congress and the courts. It highlights the importance of preventing economic discrimination as the country transitions to peacetime production. The letter also provides background information on the establishment of the National Council for a Permanent FEPC and the efforts made to promote the bill in Congress.

Dates

Creation: 1944-06-23

Creator

From the Collection: Schwabe, George Blaine, U.S. House of Representatives from Oklahoma's 1st district (1951-1952); 8th Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives (1921-1923); Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from Nowata County (1919-1923), 1886-1952 (Person)

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

English

Conditions Governing Access:

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