Ohio Committee for Civil Rights Legislation.

A committee that lobbied for equal employment and fair housing legislation for Ohio, originally know as the Ohio Committee for Fair Employment Practices Legislation.

From the description of Ohio Committee for Civil Rights Legislation records, 1952-1968. (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record id: 277239917

The Ohio Committee for Civil Rights Legislation (OCCR) was founded in Cleveland, Ohio, as the Ohio Committee for Fair Employment Practices Legislation (OCFEP) in 1947, with involvement from leaders of the NAACP and the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland. Run by an eclectic group of Jewish and African Americans, including former Mayor of Cincinnati Theodore Barry, Harold Williams, and Irving Levine, the Committee lobbied for equal employment and fair housing legislation.

The chief accomplishment of OCCR was the passage of the Ohio Fair Housing Bill, HB 308. Based on legislation passed in 1962 in New York, the Ohio law prohibited discrimination and segregation in the buying and selling of real estate. Despite having pledged support for it on the campaign trail, Governor James Rhodes delayed signing it into law due to statewide controversy and dispute over the bill. The OCCR encouraged support for the bill, and Rhodes finally signed it into law in 1963.

From the guide to the Ohio Committee for Civil Rights Legislation Records, 1952-1968, (Western Reserve Historical Society)