Press Service, August 10, 1942-December 28, 1942
Scope and Contents
Includes headlines such as: "Anti-Union Sheriff Accused of WDL of 'Incitement to Violence'; "Campaign Against Poll Tax Gains Momentum"; "Negro Leader Compares Negro Movement with Gandhi's Indian Movement A. Philip Randolph Scores President's Action on FEPC"; "Labor Leaders Hail Soldier Vote Bill as Death Knell for Poll Tax"; "Negro and White Unionists Arrested and Held Incommunicado in Southern Lockout, Workers Defense League Asks Dep't of Justice Investigate Sheriff"; and others. A majority of the documents in this file are related to the Pepper-Geyer anti-poll tax bill.
Dates
- August 10, 1942-December 28, 1942
Conditions Governing Access
There are no access restrictions on this collection.
Extent
From the Collection: 1 boxes
From the Collection: .94 Linear Feet (295 items)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Physical Description
17 documents
Creator
- From the Collection: Workers' Defense League (Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the California State University Dominguez Hills, Gerth Archives and Special Collections Repository
University Library South -5039 (Fifth Floor)
1000 E. Victoria St.
Carson CA 90747
310-243-3895
archives@csudh.edu