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Appeal for exemption from the NRA Fair Competition Code for the clothing industry by the Southland Manufacturing Company of Montgomery, Alabama. Discrimination against Blacks is alleged. The company contends Blacks are inferior employees and have a low productivity rate.

Scope and Contents "Two Years with the Joint Committee on National Recovery, 1933-35." A publicity pamphlet which states goals and accomplishments of the Committee and includes their progress on behalf of Blacks in the New Deal. Information on Black industrial workers, farm hands and farmers, dayworkers, emergency relief recipients and the Tennessee Valley Authority. States relationship between the federal government and the Committee; correspondence, memorandums, meeting minutes concerning the progress of...

Scope and Contents "Occupational Status of the Blacks in the Iron and Steel Industry: Pittsburgh and Environs, May 23, 1934," by Wilson F. Alden, Pittsburgh Urban League. History and current information including alleged discrimination against Blacks in the Iron and Steel Industry from Alleghany County, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Statistics on Black employees and their occupations; "An Analysis of the Occupational Opportunities for Blacks in Allegheny County," by Howard D. Gould. Report on the problems of Black...

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Published reports on racial employment trends in national defense, black employment opportunities in Kentucky, employment security and the Blacks, Black youth, placement of Black workers by the United States Employment Service, earnings and hours of Black workers in independent tobacco industry, memorandums and executive orders from President Roosevelt condemning discrimination in defense industries. Report on the situation of Black women workers.

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Agreements between Public Works Administration and the Labor Department which guaranteed employment to Blacks on a percentage basis for individual PWA projects. Projects are located in New Jersey, New York, Alabama, Ohio, Illinois, Tennessee, Kentucky and Indiana.

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Alleged discrimination against Blacks on PWA projects in New York City, Kansas City, Saint Louis, Los Angeles, Fort Wayne, Georgetown, Greensville, Point Pleasant, Mantina, and Florida. Suggested clauses to be inserted in project agreements to safeguard Blacks against discrimination.

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Suggested clauses to be inserted into PWA contracts. Chicago, Cleveland, housing project agreements to prevent discrimination against Black workers. Alleged discrimination against Blacks on these projects in Chicago. List of building and construction trade labor unions barring Black membership. Racial statistics on emergency relief recipient and population in the United States and occupations in the building and construction trade held by Blacks in Chicago.

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RE alleged discrimination against Blacks in employment on a project in North Carolina. Information on the number and occupations of Black employees in the Resettlement Administration.

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Statistics on wages paid to Black workers with the TVA. Request of Lawrence Oxley to visit the work sites to prevent discrimination against Blacks in staffing.