Policy on the Randolph-Reynolds proposal, 1948 May 25.

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Policy on the Randolph-Reynolds proposal, 1948 May 25.

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Policy statement in response to the effort by Black people to resist the draft as a political statement opposing the discrimination found in the U.S. Army at this time. Instead of draft resistance the SWP recommends a nation-wide mass organization which would include meetings, demonstrations, marches, strikes, etc.

2 p.

Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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