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Box 2

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Contains 17 Results:

Provisional Committee to Restore Paul Robeson's Passport. "The case of Paul Robeson's passport. New York, 1950

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 17
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Fact sheet prepared to inform public of how the U.S. government was treating Robeson. Sheet includes suggestions for offering support, and an order form to order more copies of the fact sheet. Item is encapuslated to prevent further tearing.

Dates: 1950

Smith, Amada. "Cheery Christianity" YMCA, Albany, New York, ca. 1890

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 18
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Program announces arrival of Amanda Smith (1837-1915), billed as "the famous Colored Evangelist." She toured widely, typically coming to a city and conducting several services.

Dates: ca. 1890

Conway, Gerry (writer)."Testing of a hero." Justice League of America, v. 20, no. 173. DC Comics, New York, December, 1979

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 21
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Comic is notable for introduction of Black Lightning, the first Black superhero invited to join the established Justice League of America. In this issue, Black Lightning turns down the invitation to focus on crime in his neighborhood. In later issues he finally agrees to join.

Dates: Publication: December, 1979

The Black Politician: a journal of current political thought. v. 1, no. 4. The Urban Affairs Institute, Los Angeles., 1970-04

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 19
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The Black Politician was published quarterly (July, October, January, April) by the Urabn Affairs Institute. Longtime California politician Mervyn Dymally was the Editor-in-Chief.

Dates: Publication: 1970-04

Green, Joseph E. "What happened to the Black Panther Party?" Microcosm Publishing, Portland, OR, 2018

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 23
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Zine is presented as Number 10 in the publisher's series: The CIA Makes Science Fiction Uninteresting.

Dates: Publication: 2018