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W one why I say presents freedoms life with the drive to liberate them and as our guests today Edward Carter field representative of the state commission against discrimination at a Matthews concert artist now the pope composer and pianist. Simon is they'll chase the New York Amsterdam News. Hello this is Bill Chase back again and this is freedom's latter a fifty minute program designed to promote closer understanding between all races and creeds to break down is going to nation and to encourage unity it is our endeavor on these programs to present outstanding guests who have a real story to tell of just how they themselves have climbed the ladder of freedom successfully all this in spite of discrimination hate Ray's color or creed right now is when Department takes over and as usual we have that old familiar trio the triangle of rhythm with Adam Aquino on bass Howell Mike Fadden good and all still Allen on piano. May I ask your undivided attention and your very groovy anticipation and they make with what is this thing called love. Thank God I will as well that's love and have more of that and I'll know about something in the real torch manner OK well seated at the piano right now is noble pope popular composer and pianist with a brand new number by current Melba poker itself and yours truly and it's called Why am i food. You know the. Little lives we were in school. I gave my. Wife. Of. Loving you. Told me. To live. To be. Knowing that. I can't have you. Why am I. A little I tried to Betty. You to a. Job well. My Where no. They still say. I'm not so lucky. Really. I thought. You ordered me. To go to. All my life. You wanted me. What. It's all for. She and all but it was really slow might affect you good for a proud. Well now we come to our guest of honor on tonight's program Mr Edward L. Carter Jr field representative of the staff of The New York State Commission against discrimination you know Mr Carter I'm getting so used to talking about this law now that the other night when my mother started objected to my being late for dinner I found myself saying rather absent mindedly of course if you're discriminated against you better file a complaint with the New York State Commission Against Discrimination Well one of the card that's not the kind of complaint you handle right no I'm afraid not but to check the commission handles cases involving complaints of discrimination in the field of employment as you know well for the benefit of those who have not been listening to our program before want to tell us briefly about this law well as you also know New York was the first state to. Buy the law. In March one hundred forty five it became effective July one same year governor during immediately appointed a commission to administer the law it's not a political commission it has members of both major parties on it and the former editor of opportunity for a Carter is one of the commission a relative of yours Mr Condit and no I can't claim any chemist to check but I want to tell you that it's a very interesting and satisfying job being a commissioner or as in my case field representative. That inner satisfaction that we are doing something we believe in something that is going to help lift the birth of better burden unfair discrimination which so many people born so well I really appreciate your attitude Mr Carter Incidentally I see that you've been breaking into the news quite a bit recently and I saw articles in all the papers about the commission's decision and the Brooklyn bar against case that's right and incidentally commissioner Elmer Carter was the man who had it investigation and I want to talk more about that case with you but first I'd like you to tell our listeners about filing a complaint of discrimination and I'd like for every one of our listeners to know that in order to wipe out discrimination every person who has reason to believe the e or she has been discriminated against in employment should take immediate action first come down to the offices of the commissioner one two four East Twenty eighth street is that right yes they're not able to turn down the people the person can write to the commission and tell the facts the important thing is doing something about the well now if I should apply for a job that I'm really qualified to fill and they tell me no negroes wanted well is that discrimination of course the law says that you cannot discriminate against a person because of his race creed color or national origin. If I apply for a job and they tell me no Catholics or no Jews or no Italians that is kind of course there is no charge for following a complaint not at all and you don't need a lawyer simply come to the commission officer and someone is a kind. And help you draw your complaint one twenty four East twenty eight well now to get back to that Brooklyn bar again skate a lot of us feel that the commission did a real swell job in that investigation it was very very thorough the commission investigated all the problems it went over in the past ten years the list of all of those who had been hired and fired and in the end the Commission made recommendations which it felt would give minority groups a more equal opportunity of getting jobs with the company of course the gas company already had various members of minority groups working Valda and the company really accepted the recommendations of the commission for future hiring Yes As a matter of fact they showed a most cooperative spirit throughout the proceeding well it looks to me there's a bigger hurdle has really been jumped in this raised in discrimination first the telephone company situation which the commission handled and I understand a lot of negroes are qualified for operators jobs and now this gas company vest a geisha saddle in such a way as to ensure no more discriminatory practices we are making progress is to chase about a game and I would like to say that a law to be effective must have a whole hearted support of the people you do know that folks around get behind the New York law against discrimination today if you hear of any discrimination tell the person who is a victim of it to go down to the offices of the commission and to file a complaint and if any of our listeners think they have been victims of such practices they must do likewise present address is one two four twenty eight street and now thank you Mr Carter for talking to us tonight we feel that freedom's ladder is leading out of the depths of discrimination and prejudice to the free air and a climate of goodwill and cooperation among all races all creeds and all colors. And now it is my very special honor to introduce one of the finest baritone on the concert stage today you saw him first a few years back and boy saints in three acts by Gertrude Stein and more recently in George Gershwin's opera Porgy and Bess. Things you know you think does not know. Oh oh. You. Oh. You're. On hold. Or logo. On. On its own. Merit. Home. And so we bring to a close friend of ours later tonight freedom's letter brought here the triangle of rhythm and would call her field representative of the state commission against discrimination at a Matthews concert artist noble pope composer and pianist and your Master of Ceremonies was Bill Chace of the New York Amsterdam News Britain's latter was produced and directed by Clifford Brown death this is the municipal Broadcasting System.