St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1957-03-08

a review Of human rights progress
taken from The People Take The
Lead" covering the period from
1913 thru 1856. The first INSTALL
ment appeared In the Progress
Edition Of this paper on Feb. 20.
Washington January 1855:
Capital Transit Co. drops ban on
Negro bus and Trolley operators
after conferences with transit
union and Presidents committee
on Government Contracts.
Red Bank, ". j., March 1865
state highway authority orders
nondiscrimination clause added to
all future construction contracts
for Garden State Parkway.
New York, N. Y, April, 1885,
State commission against discrim-
nation approves consent decree in
which brewery local Of the AFL
Transfers Union agrees TO admit
Negro applicants and to end prac-
tives deemed discriminatory by
the commission.
New York, N. Y, June 1855
state commission against discrimin
alton announces agreement by To-
cal Of international Alliance OF
Theatrical Stage Employees, AFL,
10 admit Negro stagehands to fun
membership
Los Angeles, Calf, July 1855
City civil service commission re-
quires all applicants for munich
pal employment to swear that they
win willingly work with or for
any associates regardless Of race.
color or creed"
Washington, September 1855
Presidents Committee on Govern
ment Contracts inaugurates plan
to eliminate employment discrim-
alton In the transportation indus
try
Washington, December, 1855
Director OF General services Ad-
ministratlon orders removal of
partitions separating white and
Negro maintenance workers in
Government buildings,
Trenton, ~ y, June 1855:
state commission against discrim-
nation orders Erie Railroad to end
discrimination against Negro en-
ployees in hiring and upgrading.
Washington, October, 1855:
Presidents Commission on Gov
eminent Contracts reports that the
country's business leaders ARE re-
spending in encouraging numbers
TO the philosophy that equal job
opportunity Is both good business
and good citizenship"
Legislation
U.s.A.. 1851: Ordinance In
Richmond. Calf; Sioux City, Ia,
and Cincinnati Ohio, bar dlscrim-
nation in public employment or in
work under city contracts.
U.S.A.. 194s-56, city ordinances
bar discrimination In public and
private employment in Chicago,
H.. East Chicago and Gary, Ind,
Des Molnes, Iowa; Ecorse, Ham
tramck. Pontiac and River Rouge,
Mich; Duluth, Minneapolis and st.
Paul, MINI; Campbell, Cleveland,
Girard, Hubbard, Lorain, Lowell
vile, Niles, steubenville, Struthers,
Toledo, Warren and Youngstown,
Ohio: Braddock, Clarion, Du-
quesne, Erie, Farrell, Johnstown,
Monessen, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh
and Sharon, Pa; and Milwaukee,
Wis, cities with FEP ordinances
now total 81.
United States OF America, 19i9-
So: Michigan, Minnesota, New
Mexico, Oregon. Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island and Washington. a.
dept enforceable FEP laws, bring
ing total to IL.
Albany, N " May, 1910: Leg
islabire prohibits questions con-
corning birthplace on applications
for state civil service,
Sacramento, Calf, June, 194o;
Revised civil service law pro-
hibits discrimination against
state employees on grounds Of re-
ligion, political belief. marital
status, race, color, sex or blind
ness,
Los Angeles, Calf, January
1881 Ordinance forbids discrim-
ination in hiring OF building con-
struction workers on urban rede-
velopment projects,
Sacramento. Calf. November
1852; state constitutional amend
ment eliminates last prohibitions
against employment Of Chinese on
public works.
Juneau, Alaska, March, 1883: