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SAA Council Resolution on OAH/Adam's Mark



Greetings, Colleagues

What follows is a resolution passed by the Council of the Society of
American Archivists on August 29, 2000 in support of the Organization of
American Historians stance against the St. Louis Adam's Mark hotel.  There
is further information available on OAH's website at
http://www.oah.org/meetings/2000/adamsmark-082200.html :


Whereas, on August 8, 2000 HBE/Adam's Mark sued the Organization of American
Historians (OAH)  for breach of contract pursuant to OAH's refusal to hold
its spring 2000 meeting at the St. Louis Adam's Mark hotel;

And whereas, the OAH action resulted from a lawsuit brought against
HBE/Adam's Mark in 1999 by the U.S. Department of Justice and the National
Association for the Advancement of Colored People for discriminatory
practices against African Americans;

Therefore, be it resolved that the Society of American Archivists expresses
its continued support of the OAH's continuing efforts to resolve issues
related to its differences with HBE/Adam's Mark.  SAA further acknowledges
OAH's moral courage which contributed materially to compelling HBE/Adam's
Mark to settle the Justice Department/NAACP lawsuit with the largest racial
discrimination settlement by a hotel in U.S. history.

Passed by Council
August 29, 2000

Susan E. Fox
Executive Director
Society of American Archivists
527 S. Wells St., 5th Floor
Chicago, IL  60607
312-922-0140
Fax 312-347-1452
cell phone 312-617-7015
http://www.archivists.org

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