Minorities - Labor Problem

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Film Date
1962
Film Reference Number
KRON 500
Description
Rough cut edit (derived from a 16mm film negative) of a KRON-TV Assignment Four documentary from 1962 which looks at the problems of racial discrimination faced by African American workers and other ethnic minorities in America. Includes scenes from a roundtable debate on this issue a selection panel considering an applicant views of men trying to find work at a labor exchange and several men speaking to camera. One of them states that: "The entire country has got a stake in discrimination in employment. There are great resoures of manpower which are not being used and individuals are being frustrated as to their basic rights and opportunities." A complete and fully edited 16mm print of this film has yet to be found.