Report Outline
Racial Discrimination as a War Problem
Employment of Negroes in War Industry
Service of Negroes in the Fighting Forces
Racial Discrimination as a War Problem
Participation of the United States in a war waged A for triumph of the democratic ideal over the fascist concept of master and subject races has forced to the forefront problems raised by domestic manifestations of the essentially fascist practice of racial discrimination. While Jews and other minority groups suffer some degree of discrimination in this country, the question is presented most conspicuously in the case of the 13,000,000 Negroes, who comprise 10 per cent of the population. Paul V. McNutt, chairman of the War Manpower Commission, said to a Negro mass meeting in New York, June 28:
You have suffered grievous discrimination. And when you demand a redefinition—a reiteration—of fundamental American rights, your claims are just and sound … Discrimination—based upon anything but a man's sheer worth—must go. Discrimination against every race must go, just as economic discrimination must go.
McNutt mentioned expanding opportunities for Negro employment in war industries but declared: “We are not using Negroes enough … There are still too many employers who stipulate on their hiring schedules that certain jobs are barred to Negroes. There are still too many who hire them only for certain service jobs or assign them to work below their best skill. Such employers are protecting their prejudices at the cost of production for victory.” |
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African Americans and the Civil Rights Movement |
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Jul. 22, 2022 |
Black Hairstyles |
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Nov. 15, 1985 |
Black America Long March for Equality |
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Aug. 12, 1983 |
Black Political Power |
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Jan. 18, 1980 |
Black Leadership Question |
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Aug. 15, 1973 |
Black Americans, 1963–1973 |
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Nov. 26, 1969 |
Racial Discrimination in Craft Unions |
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Sep. 11, 1968 |
Black Pride |
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Feb. 21, 1968 |
Negro Power Struggle |
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Mar. 08, 1967 |
Negroes in the Economy |
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Jan. 19, 1966 |
Changing Southern Politics |
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Oct. 27, 1965 |
Negroes in the North |
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Jul. 21, 1965 |
Negro Revolution: Next Steps |
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Oct. 14, 1964 |
Negro Voting |
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Sep. 21, 1964 |
Negroes and the Police |
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Jul. 03, 1963 |
Right of Access to Public Accommodations |
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Jan. 23, 1963 |
Negro Jobs and Education |
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Mar. 25, 1960 |
Violence and Non-Violence in Race Relations |
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Aug. 05, 1959 |
Negro Employment |
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Apr. 18, 1956 |
Racial Issues in National Politics |
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Apr. 18, 1951 |
Progress in Race Relations |
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Dec. 17, 1948 |
Discrimination in Employment |
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Jan. 10, 1947 |
Federal Protection of Civil Liberties |
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Aug. 25, 1944 |
The Negro Vote |
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Jul. 01, 1942 |
Racial Discrimination and the War Effort |
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Mar. 25, 1939 |
Civil and Social Rights of the Negro |
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Jul. 22, 1927 |
Disenfranchisement of the Negro in the South |
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