Cecil T. Hardeman, President of Hardeman Milling Company in McAlester, Oklahoma, opposes Bill HR 2232, the "Fair Employment Practice Act". He believes that the legislation would create unnecessary bureaucracy, restrict free enterprise, and lead to discrimination, strikes, and violence. Hardeman urges Honorable George Schwabe to vote against the bill, especially emphasizing its potential impact in the South.

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1945 Letter from Cecil T. Hardeman Opposing the Fair Employment Practice Act

Identifier:
CAC_CC_047_1_5_11_0007
Contributing Institution:
Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Title:
1945 Letter from Cecil T. Hardeman Opposing the Fair Employment Practice Act
Date Created:
1945-05-15
EDTF:
1945-05-15
Creator:
unknown
Rights:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
Language:
eng
Record Type:
correspondence
Collection:
George B. Schwabe Collection
Collection Finding Aid:
https://arc.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/resources/37
Description:
Cecil T. Hardeman, President of Hardeman Milling Company in McAlester, Oklahoma, opposes Bill HR 2232, the "Fair Employment Practice Act". He believes that the legislation would create unnecessary bureaucracy, restrict free enterprise, and lead to discrimination, strikes, and violence. Hardeman urges Honorable George Schwabe to vote against the bill, especially emphasizing its potential impact in the South.
Topic:
Employment & social affairs
Congress:
79th (1945-1947)
Physical Location:
CAC_CC_47_1_5_11_0000, Box, 5, 11, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
Location Represented:
United States (nation), Oklahoma (state)
Type:
Text
Extent:
3 Pages