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Contains 14 Results:

"The Communist position on the Negro Question." New Century Publishers, New York, 1947

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents

Contains essays by noted contemporary thinkers, including William Z. Foster, Benjamin Davis, Jr., Eugene Dennis, and others

Dates: Publication: 1947

Davis, Benjamin, J. "In defense of Negro rights." New York State Committee, Communist Party, New York, January 1950

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents

Item is printed version of Davis's testimony during the trial of the Communist Twelve, at Foley Square. Trial was one of a series of trials held during the Cold War, when Communists (including Davis) were accused of violating the Smith Act.

Dates: January 1950

Harris, Cleveland O. "Freedom Destination Corps USA, 1961

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents

Content Warning: Item cover contains drawing of graphic violence by gang against Black person.

Dates: 1961

Lawson, Elizabeth. "Thaddeus Stevens: militant democrat and fighter for Negro rights." International Publishers, New York., 1942

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 15
Scope and Contents From the Series: The materials in this series includes various aspects of American slavery. The earliest item is published in 1833 by the American Colonization Society (dedicated to the idea of relocating freed slaves and free African Americans to a colony in Africa). A nearly contemporary work calls for immediate emancipation of slaves. A 1928 work examines reporting on the alleged New York "Negro Plot" of 1741, when hysteria about possible slave revolts led arrests, executions, and removal of dozens of...
Dates: Publication: 1942