Session #91 · 1969–71

Speech #910029597

He is remembered for his long and courageous fight to organize and then obtain recognition for the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters. His call for a march on Washington in 1941 led to the issuance of the first Executive order prohibiting employment discrimination by Government contractors. He has been a most ardent supporter of the efforts to achieve the basic rights for migrant farmworkers. And. at the age of 80. he is still young enough to be fighting for the rights of unorganized hospital attendants in South Carolina. An editorial published in the Trenton Times and an article by Whitney Young. published in the same newspaper. reflect the debt we owe to Mr.
Keywords matched
migrant

Classification

Target group
None Specific
Sentiment
Positive
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
75%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Other

Speaker & context

Speaker
HARRISON WILLIAMS
Party
D
Chamber
S
State
NJ
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
910029597
Paragraph
#0
← Prev Next →