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Word: blackly (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...depend on our foremen to check qualifications," William Murphy, director of Buildings and Grounds, answered. He said that twice in the last year Harvard has hired black workers directly as journeymen without making them spend time as helpers...

Author: By James M. Fallows, | Title: SDS Members Protest 'Racism,' Plan Sit-In | 11/12/1969 | See Source »

...does a black man with five years' experience as a painter need more training as a helper?" one student asked. "How do you decide who is 'qualified...

Author: By James M. Fallows, | Title: SDS Members Protest 'Racism,' Plan Sit-In | 11/12/1969 | See Source »

qualified black workers have been hired as helpers instead of journeymen, even though they had several years' experience as painters. Seven of the 12 helpers are black, and three of 27 journeymen are black...

Author: By James M. Fallows, | Title: SDS Members Protest 'Racism,' Plan Sit-In | 11/12/1969 | See Source »

...Black workers have no one in the union they can rely on." Diorite C. Fletcher '71 said. "That is why some of us who are black are here. Black painters have to be careful because they need their jobs and can't trust their foreman or union officials to represent them...

Author: By James M. Fallows, | Title: SDS Members Protest 'Racism,' Plan Sit-In | 11/12/1969 | See Source »

...argument became more heated when Larry Kinnard, a black personnel officer hired this fall, came into the room. He cut off several white questioners-saying "let me talk to the sister"-and said that his job was to "watch out for black people" in the personnel office...

Author: By James M. Fallows, | Title: SDS Members Protest 'Racism,' Plan Sit-In | 11/12/1969 | See Source »

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