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{"value"=>"3419722", "type"=>"local_mss"}
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{"value"=>"1953-1956", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1953/1956"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Subseries II.C. National Trade Union Committee for Racial Justice"}
- bioghist
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{"value"=>"<p>The Trade Union Committee for Racial Justice was established at the Annual Conference on the Problems of the Negro Worker and the Community in Philadelphia on October 24, 1953 in an attempt to revitalize a former Negro Labor Committee. McLaurin served as the Chairman of the National Board. The Committee sought to establish joint activity of local trade unions who all held the common goal of encouraging Black workers to become active in the trade union movement. It also sought to foster community between Black and white union workers for their mutual benefit. The Trade Union Committee also sought to combat the influences of the American Communist Party within the labor movement.</p>"}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>Subseries II.C. chronicles the establishment of the National Trade Union Committee for Racial Justice and is dated from 1953 to 1956. This subseries is organized by subject into Correspondence; Administrative Committee files; Financial Records; Events files; and Publication Statements.</p> <p>Though McLaurin served as Chairman of the National Board, this subseries does not fully encompass the scope of the Committee. Records such as correspondence with the St. Louis branch, organization documents concerning a second annual conference, and the establishment of a scholarship fund point to a more widespread organization than what is reflected in these materials.</p> <p>Correspondence include communications between local branches and the national committee and scholarship applications from Black laborers wanting to gain experience in specialty trades.</p> <p>Events materials contain records relevant to the planning and execution of annual conferences and receptions. This includes materials related to the Trade Union Committee conference.</p>"}
- date_start
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1953
- keydate
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1953
- date_end
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1956
- date_inclusive_start
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1953
- date_inclusive_end
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1956