One of the Greatest: Howard Jenkins, Jr., Mr. NLRB

Publication Date

8-1-2017

Document Type

Article

Organizational Units

Sturm College of Law

Keywords

Howard Jenkins Jr., Segregation, Discrimination, Department of Labor (DOL), National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), NAACP Legal Defense Fund

Abstract

Born and raised in Colorado, Howard Jenkins, Jr. was a great lawyer who went on to distinguish himself on the national stage. As The Washington Post reported on the eve of his retirement from the NLRB: Jenkins sees a certain irony in his departure. "I was sworn in as a member of the Board the day after the civil rights march on Washington in August, 1963," he explained. "And I'm leaving office the day before the 20th anniversary of that march." During that time blacks have made "some progress" in the labor movement and the workplace, Jenkins said. "But I think the deeply rooted racism and sexism that pervades our total society is still here... Many of the issues that prompted the 1963 march are the same issues being talked about today." As history evidences, Jenkins helped pave the way for a more equitable society.

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Colorado Lawyer

Language

English (eng)

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This book was originally published as Roberto L. Corrada, One of the Greatest: Howard Jenkins, Jr., Mr. NLRB, Colo. Law. August/September 2017, at 74.

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