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NAACP sues Bethlehem Steel and union for racial bias
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People files a class action in US District Court accusing Bethlehem Steel Corp Sparrows Point plant and United Steelworkers Local 2609 and 2610 of racial discrimination in pay and working conditions. Five black Bethlehem employees claim civil rights violations and seek an injunction against ongoing discriminatory practices. The NAACP names 28 000 Sparrows Point workers, including about 8 200 Black employees, as part of the suit.
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Baltimore, Md
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Steelworkers Union
Sparrows Point
US District Court
Bethlehem
United Steelworkers of America
NAACP
Gerald Smith
Kenneth L. Johnson
Jack Greerburg
Alberta
Canada