African American women political activists
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
American Labor Party, 1952
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Identifier: 2006.003.1.1.6
Scope and Contents
"Dear Voter: We are your candidates on the American Labor Party ticket for election on November 4th. We are running for office because our people have been betrayed over and over again by tyhe Democratic and Republican Parties...."
Dates:
Publication: 1952
An Open Letter to My Sister, Miss Angela Davis, 1970-11-19
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Identifier: 2006.003.1.OVRSZ 1.5
Scope and Contents
Reprint of James Baldwin's letter to Angela Davis, initially appearing in New York Review of Books. "Dear Sister, One might have hoped that, buy this hour, the very sight of chains on black flesh, or the very sight of chains, would be so intolerable a sight for the American people, and so unbearable a memory, that they would themselves spontaneously rise up and strike off the manacles. But, no, they appear to glory in their chains; now, more than ever, they appear to measure their safety...
Dates:
1970-11-19
"Ruling Clawss" Puppets, 1937-03-13
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Identifier: 2006.003.1.2.31
Scope and Contents
Flyer announcing a concert and dance sponsored by the Daily Worker (Midwest Office) featuring the Katherine Dunham Dancers and Chicago Reperatory Group's "Ruling Clawss Puppets", Chicago.
Dates:
Event: 1937-03-13