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We sit here today and we hear people laugh and giggle about reports that it clearly lies way. See, white people sit up here representing both management and labor, who are not only liars but murderers, systematically starving our people to death and the hotels, the restaurants and

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the unions of this city. You. This very same civil rights commission is presided in the past over hearings in Mississippi, Alabama and other deep Southern states where black people have testified under pain of loss of life. Uh, recently, I think today they reported that in sunflower

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Mississippi, black people had an election stolen from them that they had every right legally to win. And all you've been able to do is compile reports. We're sitting now, uh, you're compiling evidence while black youth of being systematically exterminated in Vietnam. I don't think that this

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commission is going to do anything about the human rights of black people or any other non white people in this country. You clearly demonstrated in the past. That is a fact. I think that stands on the record right now. All of the legislation that you talk

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about enforcing the 1954 Supreme Court decision. President's Executive Orders Civil Rights Act. None of them have improved. The conditional black people are condition has gotten worse since these bills have been passed. I think that it's very clear that these hearings are useless and that there's no

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real purpose off for at least the representative of this organization. Toe Answer Any questions from this commission? Thanks, Construction, employment, despite despite all of the things that have been going on in the state, has been a declining oh activity for a good long period of time.

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For instance, in March of this year, there was a 9% decrease from March a year ago. And I saw some recent figures that in February of this year, the construction employment in the state of California was the lowest of any month since February of 1962. Um,

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and I say that it's important Thio look at this context because while the district is has been and will continue to be fully committed to doing everything in its power to ensuring to the best of its ability, fair employment on its on its contracts and through

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its contractors, the fact remains that until there are new jobs created in a great number of new jobs created. I don't think there's gonna be any great increase in of entry into the into the field, regardless of race for our guidelines. These guidelines are written for

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an across the board application I wanna may apply in one city might not apply at all in another, and I will very honestly say that as a mayor of a large city now approximately 3.5 years, I am one of those who have supported it will continue

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to support the idea of block grants to cities with basic lines. Britain it simply uhh safeguard against any misuse or misappropriation of miss spending the funds but allowing the city to write a program that will meet its own needs. To a great extent, the

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commission has systematically, knowingly and in the city sleep practice discrimination against Mexican Americans and American Indians. Nick Vodka charges at in 1966. 1 of the 115 professional and clerical workers at Washington D C. Office, 52 were Negro, 62 were white Anglo. One was Puerto Rican, no

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Mexican Americans, no American Indians. Negroes have sounded these warnings in the past, and it was only until Watson, Harlem and Rochester and a few other places broke out that America began to sit up and listen. Many of our people feel that time is the time for

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talking, is running out and that MAWR action is needed, and I, too, must concur with the statement of the students. Regrettably, he the commission must first work at putting its own house in order if it fully expects to influence other federal agencies to do the things

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that they should have been doing for many years. Be the Mexican American Bay Area Students. Now ask the commission if if they can deny these charges of discrimination of discriminatory practices against the Mexican Americans and American Indians can. The commission denied the total exclusion of Mexican

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Americans and American Indians. We demand, therefore, thes conditions be remitted immediately. Better to do so will result in the U. S. L Rights Commission continued operation in direct violation of U. S Civil Rights Commission, the U S. Civil Rights Act of 1957. Final analysis. We really

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haven't solved the problem of healthy human beings and so I think that while we're privileged tonight to have some time. I must assure my friends from the American Indian community that we to I feel that as we move that they must move. And that for any

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one group to try to move by itself is to do a disservice to the rest of his fellow men. I want you to know that 21 men were arrested by the Sacramento police. 17 guns were confiscated, all fully loaded. I have some concern about the circus

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atmosphere, images. This legislation is now being proposed. I wonder if it is it all about atmosphere, circus atmosphere, circus atmosphere. I'm not making a personal reference to anything you've done. I wonder if it is at all possible for this committee as all other committees.