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 document 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.

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Advocacy for a Permanent Fair Employment Practice Committee: Correspondence and Timeline

Identifier:
CAC_CC_047_1_5_12_0007
Contributing Institution:
Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Title:
Advocacy for a Permanent Fair Employment Practice Committee: Correspondence and Timeline
Date Created:
1944-06-23
EDTF:
1944-06-23
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:
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 document 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.
Topic:
Employment & social affairs
Congress:
78th (1943-1945)
Physical Location:
CAC_CC_47_1_5_12_0000, Box, 5, 12, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
Location Represented:
United States (nation), Oklahoma (state)
Type:
Text
Extent:
2 Pages