Hearings Before the United States Commission on Civil Rights: Hearings Held in Detroit, Michigan, December 14, 1960 [and] December 15, 1960 |
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... qualified persons without regard to race , religion , or national background to appointive positions and vacancies . And , 12th , in the last general election , held only last month , the people of Michigan elected a highly qualified ...
... qualified persons without regard to race , religion , or national background to appointive positions and vacancies . And , 12th , in the last general election , held only last month , the people of Michigan elected a highly qualified ...
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... qualified persons , without regard to race , religion , or national background , to appointive positions and vacancies . 12. In the last general election , held only last month , the people of Michigan elected a highly qualified Negro ...
... qualified persons , without regard to race , religion , or national background , to appointive positions and vacancies . 12. In the last general election , held only last month , the people of Michigan elected a highly qualified Negro ...
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... qualified apprentices . After gaining the approval of our own union members , we then proceeded to gain acceptance of qualified Negro apprentices under the program of the Detroit Tool & Die Association . We had incorporated into the ...
... qualified apprentices . After gaining the approval of our own union members , we then proceeded to gain acceptance of qualified Negro apprentices under the program of the Detroit Tool & Die Association . We had incorporated into the ...
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... qualified Negro employees and members of our union to production classifications . It is abundantly clear , however , that the overwhelming majority of Negro workers in these regions are confined to such menial occupations as janitor ...
... qualified Negro employees and members of our union to production classifications . It is abundantly clear , however , that the overwhelming majority of Negro workers in these regions are confined to such menial occupations as janitor ...
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... qualified applicants to fill our additional employment needs . Second , the increasing sophistication of our product line , as we developed from a manufacturer of strictly mechanical equipment to a producer of electromechanical and ...
... qualified applicants to fill our additional employment needs . Second , the increasing sophistication of our product line , as we developed from a manufacturer of strictly mechanical equipment to a producer of electromechanical and ...
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Page 375 - States shall be entitled to the full and equal enjoyment of the accommodations, advantages, facilities, and privileges of inns, public conveyances on land or water, theaters, and other places of public amusement; subject only to the conditions and limitations established by law, and applicable alike to citizens of every race and color, regardless of any previous condition of servitude.
Page 472 - If the Government becomes a law-breaker, it breeds contempt for law; it invites every man to become a law unto himself; it invites anarchy. To declare that in the administration of the criminal law the end justifies the means — to declare that the Government may commit crimes in order to secure the conviction of a private criminal — would bring terrible retribution. Against that pernicious doctrine this court should resolutely set its face.
Page 428 - ... to make and enter upon the pleadings, testimony, and proceedings set forth in such transcript a decree enforcing, modifying, and enforcing as so modified, or setting aside in whole or in part the order of the Board.
Page 58 - ... employment, upgrading, demotion or transfer; recruitment or recruitment advertising; layoff or termination; rates of pay or other forms of compensation; and selection for training, including apprenticeship. The contractor agrees to post in conspicuous places, available to employees and applicants for employment, notices to be provided by the contracting officer setting forth the provisions of this nondiscrimination clause.
Page 427 - Board may at any time, upon reasonable notice and in such manner as it shall deem proper, modify or set aside, in whole or in part, any finding or order made or issued by it.
Page 427 - ... the Board shall state its findings of fact and shall issue and cause to be served on such person an order requiring such person to cease and desist from such unfair labor practice, and to take such affirmative action, including reinstatement of employees with or without back pay, as will effectuate the policies of this Act.
Page 427 - ... findings of fact and shall issue and cause to be served on such respondent an order requiring such respondent to cease and desist...
Page 427 - Board for such purposes, shall have power to issue and cause to be served upon such person a complaint stating the charges in that respect...
Page 472 - In a government of laws, existence of the government will be imperilled if it fails to observe the law scrupulously. Our Government is the potent, the omnipresent teacher. For good or for ill, it teaches the whole people by its example.
Page 5 - (1) investigate allegations in writing under oath or affirmation that certain citizens of the United States are being deprived of their right to vote and have that vote counted by reason of their color, race, religion, or national origin...