Milestones: 1969
EEOC conducts hearings in Los Angeles on employment of
minorities and women working in the aerospace, motion picture,
radio, television, and financial services industries. Based on the
information obtained, EEOC initiates investigations but, lacking
authority to sue, EEOC recommends that the Attorney General file
lawsuits against the television and motion picture industries and
related craft unions. Negotiations by the Department of Justice
lead to the termination of a discriminatory job referral system,
and more minorities begin appearing in television series,
commercials and motion pictures in other than stereotypical
roles.
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Chairman William H. Brown
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President Richard M. Nixon appoints and the Senate confirms William H. Brown III as EEOC
Chairman on May 5.
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