American Veterans for Peace Records Bulk, 1951-1955 1945-1957

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American Veterans for Peace Records Bulk, 1951-1955 1945-1957

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American Veterans for Peace (AVP) was founded in 1951 to oppose American participation in the Korean War. The AVP opposed militarism and supported improved Soviet relations and a progressive social agenda. The group published (later ). The collection includes correspondence, ephemera, internal documents, petitions, public statements, and newsletters created by the AVP and other progressive organizations. Progressive Veteran Vet's Voice

0.5 linear feet; in 1 manuscript box

Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives

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Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives

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Wagner, Norman

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Epithet: schoolboy of East London South Africa British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000412.0x00036c ...

American Veterans for Peace.

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American Veterans for Peace, officially founded in June 1951, was the result of a Communist Party-oriented initiative in the months following the outbreak of the Korean War that saw the founding of several local Veterans for Peace organizations. The AVP published a monthly newsletter, Progressive Veteran, 1949-1955 (title changed to Vet's Voice in 1950). While its main purpose was to oppose American participation in the Korean War, the AVP also opposed militarism, supported improved relations wi...

Green, Paul, 1894-1981

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Paul Eliot Green(1894-1981) was a Southern playwright, poet, and novelist. Born in Lillington, North Carolina, Green lived in the state all of his life and tried to capture in his writings the culture and heritage of the American South, concentrating on the experiences of tenant farmers, mill workers, Native Americans and African Americans. Green studied at the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill under folk dramatist Frederick Koch of the Carolina Playmakers. After an interruption of his ...