Session #83 · 1953–55

Speech #830045788

That may be one of the solutions. You should see some of these mail carriers on one delivery a day leaving the post offices in Hammond. Gary. East Chicago. and other cities and towns in these industrial centers. These postal carriers have mailbags and packages on their arms and on their backs that make them look like Chinese coolies working on the wharf over in Peking. China. It is unfortunate the way the mail carriers in these industrial areas shoulder that kind of a burden on account of a socalled lack of funds and the one delivery a day system.
Identified stereotypes
Compares mail carriers to Chinese coolies, implying hard labor and exploitation.
Keywords matched
coolies

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
⚠️ Yes
Confidence
80%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Other

Speaker & context

Speaker
RAY MADDEN
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
IN
Gender
M
Date
—
Speech ID
830045788
Paragraph
#0
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