- Collection:
- Southern Labor Archives
- Title:
- Mississippi AFL-CIO Executive Board and Statewide Meetings, September 24, 1960
- Creator:
- Mississippi AFL-CIO
- Date of Original:
- 1960
- Subject:
- Labor laws and legislation
Labor unions--Political activity
Politics and government
Mississippi AFL-CIO - Location:
- United States, Mississippi, 32.75041, -89.75036
- Medium:
- open reel audiotapes
- Type:
- Sound
- Format:
- audio/mpeg
- Description:
- In this recording, meeting attendees focus on the upcoming election between Richard Nixon and John Kennedy. Speakers strongly criticized the conservative policies of the Republican administration, emphasized the importance of labor unions in protecting working-class rights and opposed the "Right to Work" movement. Deceptive campaign strategies and the introduction of religious issues in electoral campaigns were discussed, ultimately endorsing the candidature of John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson. The importance of the upcoming election was emphasized, with a focus on the voting records and differences between Kennedy and Nixon on issues such as labor laws, minimum wage, education aid, and medical care for the elderly. The Catholic issue surrounding Kennedy's candidacy was also mentioned.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- http://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/labor/id/18219
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: L1986-26_AV0011, Separated to Southern Labor Archives Audiovisual Collection, Mississippi State AFL-CIO records, Southern Labor Archives, Special Collections and Archives. Georgia State University, Atlanta.
- Original Collection:
- 1
Southern Labor Archives
https://archivesspace.library.gsu.edu/repositories/2/resources/420
Separated to Southern Labor Archives Audiovisual Collection
Mississippi State AFL-CIO records - Holding Institution:
- Georgia State University. Special Collections
- Rights:
-
