Black Freedom Struggle in the United States:

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Conference Speeches. 41pp.

From the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library: Speeches delivered at White House Conference on Civil Rights by Lyndon B. Johnson, A. Philip Randolph, Hubert H. Humphrey, Thurgood Marshall, and Roy Wilkins, 1966

The Everlasting Stain

Book by Kelly Miller. The essays in this collection center about the issues growing out of the World War and the Negro’s relation to them. Several of the titles have appeared in separate pamphlet form and as magazine articles. The reader will note that the articles are presented as of date of writing. There appear some duplications, due to the fact that the productions herein assembled were prepared for various occasions., 1924

Civil Rights Bills

Congressional Hearings: Continuation of hearings before the Subcom No. 5 to review civil rights protection and enforcement issues and related proposals, including education and employment discrimination issues, and to examine laws and actions of certain States impacting civil rights. NAACP called as witness., 1958

Equal Employment Opportunity Enforcement Procedures

Congressional Hearings: Considers H.R. 6228, the Equal Employment Opportunity Enforcement Act, and related H.R. 13517, the Equal Employment Opportunity Act, to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to empower the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to litigate or seek litigation through the Department of Justice on behalf of those claiming discrimination in employment. NAACP called as witness., 1969-1970

Hearings on H.R. 4000, the Civil Rights Act of 1990, Vol. 1

Congressional Hearings: Joint hearings with the House Judiciary Committee Subcom on Civil and Constitutional Rights to consider H.R. 4000 (text, p. 2-17), the Civil Rights Act of 1990, to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to strengthen civil rights laws prohibiting discrimination in employment based on race, religion, sex, or national origin. Includes provisions to: Require employers to bear the burden of proof that business necessity requires employment practices having a disparate impact on minorities and women; Clarify that any prejudicial motivation in employment decisions is illegal; Restrict litigation challenging court orders in job discrimination suits; Extend the statute of limitation in employment discrimination cases from 180 days to two years; Grant victims of intentional discrimination the right to recover compensatory and punitive damages; Clarify the right of employment discrimination victims to recover attorney fees; Restore the prohibition against all race discrimination in the making and enforcement of contracts. NAACP called as witness., 1990