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Discrimination - Mistreatment of African-American Employees, Investigation by Federal Coordinator, 1934

 File — Box: 8, Folder: 14

Scope and Contents

Federal investigation of transportation prompted ICRR to document the number of African-Americans they employed and what workplace discrimination they faced. Also found in this folder is a memorandum, attached to a letter dated May 9, 1934, recording a narrative of the shootings of African-American employees (see also box 8, folders 23A-29 for additional documentation of these events).

Dates

  • 1934

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

Conditions Governing Access

From the Collection:

Access to the collections in the Kheel Center is restricted. Please contact a reference archivist for access to these materials.

Extent

22 cubic feet

Repository Details

Part of the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives Repository

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