National Recovery Administration - Fair Competition Industry Codes - Mente and Company -, 1933-1935
File — Box: 12, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents
Appeal for exemption from the NRA Act fair competition industry code for the textile industry by the Mente Company of New Orleans, Louisiana and the Selma Manufacturing Company of Selma, Alabama. Discrimination is apparent as the companies contend that Blacks are inferior employees and have a low productivity rate. Statistics on Black property ownership, economic, educational and religious progress in North Carolina, Virginia, and Georgia.
Dates
- 1933-1935
Language of Materials
Collection material in English
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
15 cubic feet
Repository Details
Part of the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives Repository