CIO Political Action Committee The Negro in 1944

GLC09640.028.01

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GLC#
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Type
Books & pamphlets
Date
1944
Author/Creator
CIO Political Action Committee
Title
The Negro in 1944
Place Written
New York, New York
Pagination
30 p. : Height: 19.5 cm, Width: 13.6 cm
Primary time period
Great Depression and World War II, 1929-1945
Sub-Era
World War II

One pamphlet entitled, "The Negro in 1944," published by the CIO Political Action Committee dated 1944. The publication is concerned with racial discrimination within the workforce. Details fair wages under Franklin Roosevelt's Executive Order for Fair Employment Practice. The executive order requires: equal pay for African Americans and Latinos in agricultural work; funding for African-American owned businesses; livable housing, and healthcare. CIO requests abolishing the poll tax, passing anti-lynching laws, more equal opportunities and wages; educational reform, and political equality.

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