James Bernard Rucker Papers Bulk, 1943-1945 1942-1957, (Bulk 1943-1945)

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James Bernard Rucker Papers Bulk, 1943-1945 1942-1957, (Bulk 1943-1945)

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James Bernard (Bunny) Rucker (1912-1992) fought with the Abraham Lincoln Brigade in Spain and later served with the segregated 92nd Infantry Division of the U.S. Army during World War II. The collection consists chiefly of letters written by Rucker to his wife Helen during World War II, which cover the period he was stationed stateside, his year of active service in Italy, and his protracted hospitalization. There are also materials related to Langston Hughes (who Rucker met in Spain) including several letters from Hughes to Rucker, typescript poems, and a signed copy of “Simple in the United Nations.”

1.0 linear feet; (2 boxes)

Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives

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Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives

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Rucker, James Bernard, 1912-1992

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James Bernard (Bunny) Rucker was born in Roanoke, Virginia, on April 11, 1912 to James Oscar Rucker and Nancy Gabrella Garrett. He was the third child of a family of twelve siblings. Both of his parents attended classes at black colleges, his mother at Tuskegee in Alabama and his father at Harpur in Georgia. In order to escape the virulent racism of the South, the family moved to Columbus, Ohio where Rucker's father found work in a steel mill and served as a minister in the Christian Socialist m...

Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967

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Poet, author, playwright, songwriter. From the guide to the Langston Hughes collection, [microform], 1926-1967, (The New York Public Library. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division.) From the description of Langston Hughes collection, 1926-1967. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 144652168 Langson Hughes: African-American poet and writer, author of Weary Blue (1926), The Big Sea (1940), and other works. ...

Spain. Ejercito Popular de la Republica. Abraham Lincoln Battalion.

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Veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade

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VALB was formed in December 1937 by U.S. volunteers returning from combat in the Spanish Civil War. VALB originally assisted wounded veterans and sought to awaken the U.S. public to the significance of the Spanish Civil War and the Loyalist cause. In later years, VALB began to address other political issues, including U.S. policy in World War II and later, Cuba, Nicaragua and Vietnam. In addition to their headquarters in New York City, VALB "Posts" developed in various cities including Los Angel...