Schwabe Col. Special Bulletin: Discussion and Criticism of the Fair Employment Practice Act, 1945-05-19

Item — Box: 5, Folder: 8

Identifier: CAC_CC_047_1_5_8_0003

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Schwabe Col. Special Bulletin: Discussion and Criticism of the Fair Employment Practice Act, 1945-05-19

The document is a bulletin from the Oklahoma Retail Merchants Association urging retailers to write to their representatives in Washington about the "Fair Employment Practice Act" bill (H. R. 2232). The bill aims to prevent discrimination based on race, creed, color, national origin, or ancestry in employment. It sets up a commission with broad powers and penalties for non-compliance. The bulletin includes criticisms of the bill from Congressman Fisher of Texas, arguing that it would delegate too much power to a government bureau, create a peacetime bureaucracy, undermine free enterprise, be unfair to the African American community, and lead to blackmail and racketeering. The bulletin provides a list of Oklahoma's Congressional representation for retailers to contact.

Dates

1945-05-19

Language of Materials

English

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