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| − | [[Evelyn DuBrow]] was director of [[Americans for Democratic Action]] in New Jersey before becoming personal assistant to [[Gus Tyler]] in 1956. In 1959, she went to Washington as a lobbyist for the ILGWU, where she won exemption for garment industry workers from legislation outlawing secondary boycotts.<ref> Robert Parmet, ''The Master of Seventh Avenue: David Dubinsky and the American Labor Movement'', New York University Press, 2005, p.281.</ref> | + | [[Evelyn DuBrow]] was director of [[Americans for Democratic Action]] in New Jersey before becoming personal assistant to [[Gus Tyler]] in 1956. In 1959, she went to Washington as a lobbyist for the [[ILGWU]], where she won exemption for garment industry workers from legislation outlawing secondary boycotts.<ref> Robert Parmet, ''The Master of Seventh Avenue: David Dubinsky and the American Labor Movement'', New York University Press, 2005, p.281.</ref> |
| − | In 1962, DuBrow blamed [[Herbert Hill]] of the [[NAACP]] for Congressman [[Adam Clayton Powell]]'s decision to investigate the | + | In 1962, DuBrow blamed [[Herbert Hill]] of the [[NAACP]] for Congressman [[Adam Clayton Powell]]'s decision to investigate the ILGWU for discrimination and corruption.<ref>Robert Parmet, ''The Master of Seventh Avenue: David Dubinsky and the American Labor Movement'', New York University Press, 2005, p.305.</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 11:35, 24 August 2014
Evelyn DuBrow was director of Americans for Democratic Action in New Jersey before becoming personal assistant to Gus Tyler in 1956. In 1959, she went to Washington as a lobbyist for the ILGWU, where she won exemption for garment industry workers from legislation outlawing secondary boycotts.[1]
In 1962, DuBrow blamed Herbert Hill of the NAACP for Congressman Adam Clayton Powell's decision to investigate the ILGWU for discrimination and corruption.[2]
Affiliations
- Coalition for a Democratic Majority
- Social Democrats USA
- Committee on the Present Danger (1976 version)
