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“In This Boat We’re All Integrated”
By illustrating the idiomatic expression “We’re all in the same boat,” Herblock supported President John F. Kennedy’s 1963 Civil Rights omnibus legislation, which included the Federal Fair Employment Practices Commission. Because one of the key issues for the 1963 March on Washington was job fairness, Kennedy pinned his hopes on Congress’s passing a labor bill prior to the August 28 event. Several leaders advocated for the bill, arguing that access to well-paying jobs for African Americans would improve the economy overall.
“In This Boat We’re All Integrated,” 1963. Published in the Washington Post, August 7, 1963. |