Dominican Republic, 19.0, -70.66667Indonesia, -5.0, 120.0Soviet Union, 51.220643, 51.363519United States, Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis, 35.14953, -90.04898AFL-CIO. Civil Rights DepartmentAFL-CIOAFL-CIO. Building and Construction Trades DepartmentMeany, George, 1894-1980Schnitzler, William F., 1904-1983Kirkland, Lane196319641965196619671968196919701971Shortly after the merger in 1955, the AFL-CIO set up a Civil Rights Department, which was designed to investigate various fields of civil rights activity.The Records, 1963-1972, of the Civil Rights Department of the AFL-CIO Southern Region consist primarily of printed material and correspondence of private groups, government commissions, and committees from organized labor, working in the various fields of civil rights activity--equal and open housing, school desegregation, human relations, and fair and equal employment opportunities.Consists of press releases of the AFL-CIO on various topics, as well as statements, speeches, and press conference transcripts from AFL-CIO President George Meany and AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurers William F. Schnitzler and Lane Kirkland.application/pdfenghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/Box 174Southern Labor Archiveshttps://archivesspace.library.gsu.edu/repositories/2/resources/230AFL-CIO Civil Rights Department Southern Region records (L1973-05)Labor leadersLabor unionsLabor union membersAfrican American labor union membersLabor unions--Officials and employeesInternational labor activitiesLabor unions and communismAir--PollutionUnemploymentDiscrimination in employmentLiteracy programsWages--Law and legislationAffirmative action programsApprenticeship programsConstruction industryBuilding tradesCivil rightsStrikes and lockouts--SanitationCivil rights workers--Crimes againstAFL-CIO. Civil Rights DepartmentAFL-CIOAFL-CIO. Building and Construction Trades DepartmentInternational Union, United Automobile, Aircraft, and Agricultural Implement Workers of AmericaAFL-CIO news releases, 1963-1971Text