The Nego in American History: A Guide for Teachers (Preliminary Edition), Detroit Public Schools, 1965 Page: 45

                                
D. The 19509s
1951
1953
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1954 - J. Ernest Wilkins of Chicago appointed Assistant
Secretary of Labor.
1957 - Archibald Carey of Chicago appointed first Negro
Chairman of President’s Committee on Government
Employment Policy.
1945 - First state FEPC law - New York.
1946 - President Truman created Committee on Civil Rights,
Executive Order 9808.
1947 - NAACP presented "An Appeal to the World” to the
United Nations.
President’s Committee on Civil Rights report "TO
Secure These Rights” recommended fair employment
legislation at both national and state levels.
1948 - President Truman’s Executive Order 9981 directed
"equality of treatment and opportunity in the
armed forces.”
- President Truman named a committee to supervise com-
pliance with provisions against discrimination in
the United States government contracts and sub-contracts.
- President Eisenhower established a 15 member Government
Compliance Committee to supervise anti-discrimination
regulations.
1957 - Civil Rights Act of 1957, first since 1875•
1947 - First Negro radio station, WERD, started in Atlanta,
Georgia.
2. Some important events:
1. Some trends:
a. Increased employment opportunities for Negroes in aircraft,
electronic, automotive, and chemical industries. Negroes
also made gains in retailing (clerks, bookkeepers, buyers).
b. Negroes began achieving more upgrading and recognition of
his seniority rights.