Firsts in Black Labor History

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1850 The American League of Colored Laborers, the first organization of black workers, was established in New York City.

1869 The National Labor Union is the first organization of white workers to advocate the creation of black labor unions and to allow blacks to attend its annual meeting.

1869 The first national black labor organization, the Colored National Labor Union, was formed.

1918 The Department of Labor's Division of Negro Economics, the first federal bureau to attempt to ease labor-related racial tensions caused by blacks leaving the South, was established.

1941 The Fair Employment Practice Commission, the first federal agency to promote fair employment practices, was established.

1945 The Ives-Quinn Act, the first state legislation prohibiting discrimination in employment on the basis of race, creed, or color, was passed.

1957 A. Philip Randolph, president of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, was elected as the AFL-CIO's first black vice president.

1964 The Civil Rights Act of 1964, the first federal fair employment legislation, was passed.

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