AFL, CIO, and AFL-CIO Civil Rights Department, Discrimination Case Files

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AFL, CIO, and AFL-CIO Civil Rights Department, Discrimination Case Files

1947-1984

The AFL-CIO Civil Rights Department and its predecessor organizations were formed with the goal of eliminating discrimination in employment, and the department was charged with processing and tracking discrimination complaints. This collection documents the department's work from 1956-1984 and consists of case files, compliance dockets, summary reports, correspondence, conference and meeting records, and subject files.

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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 ...