AFL, CIO, and AFL-CIO Civil Rights Department records

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AFL, CIO, and AFL-CIO Civil Rights Department records

1943-1967

http://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/42524

This collection primarily documents AFL-CIO Civil Rights Department director Boris Shishkin's civil rights activities, particularly his participation on federal government committees. Shishkin was also the civil rights spokesperson for the AFL prior to the merger, when it had no civil rights department. Document types include correspondence, surveys, and press clippings.

10.50 Linear Feet

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University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 11672539

University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries

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AFL-CIO. Civil Rights Dept.

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Shortly after the merger in 1955, the AFL-CIO set up a Civil Rights Department. From the description of AFL-CIO Southern Area Civil Rights Department records, 1962-1988. (Georgia State University). WorldCat record id: 51233755 The Civil Rights Department of the AFL-CIO was designed to investigate various fields of civil rights activity. From the description of Southern Region records, 1963-1972. (Georgia State University). WorldCat record id: 51233720 ...