Ollie M. Phillips' application for employment, September 6, 1961

CORE kept records of African-American job applicants, tracking their progress (or non-progress) to hiring and promotion. On the second page, you can see the notes from CORE staffers on subsequent developments: Phillips was told there were no job openings despite a favorable interview. [Digitization of documents courtesy of the Special Collections Library, University of Washington (CORE, Seattle Chapter Records, 1961-1970, Manuscript Collection 1563). Copyright (c) reserved.]

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