Talk by Representative Craig Washington on the basis for inequality in the United States. He provides a historical background of Black rights, from slavery through reconstruction and up to the present. At the core, the Civil Rights and Labor movements have a fundamental bond: fighting inequality, for none can be free in this country until all are free. The battle has arrived in Washington DC, where the 1991 Civil Rights Bill was vetoed by President Bush. He also provides an analysis of the Clarence Thomas nomination, particularly in comparison to the amazing record of Clarence Thomas.|RACIAL AND ECONOMIC INEQUALITY : FROM PAST TO PRESENT / Craig Washington. - Talk by Representative Craig Washington on the basis for inequality in the United States. He provides a historical background of Black rights, from slavery throught reconstruction and up to the present. At the core, the Civil Rights and Labor movements have a fundamental bond: fighting inequality, for none can be free in this country until all are free. The battle has arrived in Washington DC, where the 1991 Civil Rights Bill was vetoed by President Bush. He also provides an analysis of the Clarence Thomas nomiation, particularly in comparison to the amazing record of Clarence Thomas. - RECORDED: Houston, Texas, 9 July 1991.
