Papers, 1934-1940.

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Papers, 1934-1940.

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Photocopied miscellany, including election literature of New York Local 143, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers; plan of work and activity of the Oakland, California, branch of the Young Communist League, 1940; proposal for a Bay Area section, American Youth Congress; and a radio address by Rev. Robert Whitaker on California's Criminal Syndicalism Law of 1934.

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Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Young Communist League of the U.S.

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Whitaker, Robert, 1863-1944

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Robert Whitaker was a Baptist minister in Los Gatos, California. He was politically active in many issues including socialism, communism, pacifism, the labor movement, and the American Civil Liberties Union. He was also a prolific author of articles and poetry contributed to liberal religious and labor journals. He was once arrested under the Criminal Syndicalism Act for participating in a pacifist assembly, and later worked to free from prison Tom Mooney, a labor activist. Whitaker was married ...

Johnson, Newell A.

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International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. Local 143 (New York, N.Y.)

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American Youth Congress

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The American Youth Congress was established in 1935 as an umbrella organization of American youth advocacy groups. Its intention was to unite these disparate groups under a single voice to promote opportunities for education and civic involvement for Depression-era youth, and to lobby on behalf of the under-21 population. The AYC won the vocal support of First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, adn established itself as a powerful lobbying entity. Among many other causes, the AYC undertook lobbying efforts...