Honoring the Mare Island Original 21ers for their efforts to remedy racial discrimination in employment at…

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Recognizes: (1) the historic accomplishments of the Mare Island Original 21ers in combating employment discrimination against African-American shipyard workers; (2) the importance of the Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity as a forerunner to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); and (3) the importance of title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

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