Petition, 1957.

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Petition, 1957.

Consists of a newspaper clipping and a petition circulated by Bismarck Protestant ministers protesting activities of the Legion of Decency.

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Bismarck, North Dakota. From the description of Petition, 1957. (State Historical Society of North Dakota State Archives). WorldCat record id: 18429503 An influential Catholic censorship board set up in 1934 by a committee of American bishops to arouse public opinion against objectionable motion pictures and to urge Catholics to avoid patronizing such films. From the description of Records, [ca. 1943-1955]. (Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)). WorldCat record id: 12261...

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