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Chronological Reasoning and Causation

Discrimination in the Workplace

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  1. Load Speech by Elmer Carter, New York State War Council, 1942 in Main Document Viewer
  2. Load Letter from Mary A. Young to NYS War Council, Committee on Discrimination in Employment, 1942 in Main Document Viewer

Suggested Teaching Instructions

NYS Social Studies Framework
11.8. WORLD WAR II (1935 – 1945): The participation of the United States in World War II was a transformative event for the nation and its role in the world. (Standards: 1, 2; Themes: TCC, GOV, CIV, TECH)
11.8b United States entry into World War II had a significant impact on American society.
Students will examine the contributions of women, African Americans, Native Americans, Asian Americans, Mexican workers, and Mexican Americans to the war effort, as well as the discrimination that they experienced in the military and workforce.

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