Letter, 1953 December 16, San Francisco, Calif. to Hon. Norris Poulson, Mayor and members of City Council, Los Angeles, Calif
Creator
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. West Coast Region, Correspondent
Contributor
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. West Coast Region, Correspondent Miller, Loren, Correspondent
Date Created and/or Issued
1953-12-15 December 16, 1953
Publication Information
Dept of Special Collections/UCLA Library, A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library, 405 Hilgard Ave, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575; http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/special/scweb/ Published in: San Francisco, Calif
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Description
Letter criticizes not only the hiring practices of the LAFD, but also its established policy of segregation in assignments. Advises the City not to expend resources in defense of these practices. Signed by Loren Miller, Chairman, West Coast NAACP Legal Redress Committee
Discrimination in employment--California--Los Angeles Civil service--Minority employment--California--Los Angeles Segregation in employment--California--Los Angeles African American fire fighters--California--Los Angeles Los Angeles (Calif.). Fire Dept
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