When the National Negro Labor Council began cooperating with the union leaders, things did not work as planned. Appeals were made to elect black officers, but they were urgently met with racism charges. It was a reversal to continue to hold down the deeply oppressed minority.
When the National Negro Labor Council collaborated with union leaders, things didn't progress as hoped. Calls for black officers were swiftly countered with accusations of racism, which served to further marginalize the already oppressed minority.