The First Round
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The First RoundDescription
CIO-PAC was the first modern labor political action committee, formed in 1943 to mobilize union members and working-class voters in the 1944 election. The book includes dedicated sections on Black voters' political engagement and women's political participation.Context
Gaer worked as assistant to research director J. Raymond Walsh within the CIO (Congress of Industrial Organizations) and then joined the CIO-PAC (Political Action Committee) itself in 1943, giving the book an authoritative, close-up account of the organization's founding and first campaign season.Category
Public Relations