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Newspaper Publishes Article on Racism at SI

Catalog Data

Date:
March 8, 1980
Category:
Chronology of Smithsonian History
Notes:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 371, Box 3, "The Torch," April 1980, p. 7.
Summary:
The Washington Afro-American publishes an article titled "Blacks Cite Discrimination at the Smithsonian." The article included an interview with a Smithsonian spokesman. The article was in response to an editorial page column in its February 23 issue concerning an unidentified SI employee who claimed that she had been passed over for a promotion on the basis of her race. The March 15 issue of the Afro-American identified the complaintant and explained that she had filed a class action discrimination suit in District Court. This issue also contended that the editorial had "resulted in numerous responses from frustrated and disgruntled employees.'"
Contact information:
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
Topic:
African Americans  Search this
Controversies  Search this
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)  Search this
Racism  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_1824