Papers of Hymen Schlesinger, 1927-1990.

American Committee for the Protection of Foreign Born

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The American Committee for Protection of Foreign Born (1933-1982), based in New York City, was founded for the purpose of defending the rights of the foreign born, especially radicals and Communist Party members, thereby filling a void left by other civil rights defense groups. The Committee's formation was initiated by Roger Baldwin of the American Civil Liberties Union. The Committee pursued its aims through litigation, legislation and public education. In its early years, the Committee's acti...

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Un-American Activities (1934-1975)

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From 1934 to 1937 The U.S. House Committee on Un-American Activities began as the Special Committee on Un-American Activities and was also known as the McCormack-Dickstein Committee. The Dies Committee, was created on May 26, 1938, with the approval of House Resolution 282, which authorized the Speaker of the House to appoint a special committee of seven members to investigate un-American activities in the United States, domestic diffusion of propaganda, and all other questions relating thereto...

Soldo, Charles.

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Hashmall, Frank.

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Schultz, Miriam, 1964-

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Kemenovich, Steven.

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Communist Party of the United States of America (Western Pa.)

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Davis, Benjamin J. (Benjamin Jefferson), 1903-1964

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A prominent black attorney, Davis graduated from Amherst College in 1925, graduated from Harvard Law School in 1929, and returned to Georgia to practice law. He gained notoriety for his defense of Angelo Herndon in 1933 who had been accused of insurrection. Davis became actively involved with the Communist Party and moved to New York City in 1935 to edit the Daily Worker. In 1948, he was arrested under the Smith Act and received a five-year sentence. He was arrested again in 1962 for his partici...

Albert, Dorothy

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International Workers Order Cemetery (Wildwood, Pa.)

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Western Pennsylvania Committee for Protection of Foreign Born.

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Serbian Progressive Club.

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Devunich, Steven.

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Bennet, Henry, active 1561

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Cvetic, Matthew

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Musmanno, Michael A. (Michael Angelo), 1897-1968

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Michael A. Musmanno was a member of the Pennsylvania State Legislature from 1929 to 1931. He authored a bill outlawing the Coal and Iron Police in western Pennsylvania. He also authored the movie script, and later the novel, Black fury which fictionalized the story of John Barkowski, an employee of the Pittsbugth Coal Company who was beaten to death by the Coal and Iron Police for no apparent reason. Musmanno represented Mrs. Sophia Barkowski in the Barkowski case against three members of the Co...

Civil Rights Congress of Pittsburgh (Pa.)

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Johnson, Arnold, 1953-

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Schlesinger, Hymen, 1903-1976.

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Hymen Schlesinger was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1903. He attended Princeton University and earned his law degree from Duquesne University's School of Law. His specialty was maritime law, but his political orientations led him to argue cases on behalf of labor unions, minorities, and accused Communists. He was crucially involved in defending the foreign-born against deportation proceedings filed under the Walter-McCarran Act of 1952; and he successfully appealed disbarment proceedings ...

McNeil, Allan Donald.

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Committee to Elect a Negro Congressman in 1956.

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Mazzei, Joseph

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Santes, Gus.

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Nelson, Steve, 1903-1993

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Steve Nelson was born Stjepan Mesaroš in Croatia, and emigrated to the United States with his family after World War I. He was a labor activist and organizer, Communist Party official, Political Commissar in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade, and National Commander of the Veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade (VALB). During his time in Spain he took part in the Brunete offensive, as well as the battles of Quinto and Belchite. He was wounded at Belchite, and then was recalled to the United States by...

Seder, Morris.

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Pittsburgh Committee to Secure Justice for Martin Sobell.

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Jewish Arts Committee (Pittsburgh, Pa.)

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Stewart, Henry D.

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Nuss, Antoinette.

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Albert, Nathan.

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Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas (Allegheny County). Committee on Offences.

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Mankin, Joseph.

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Committee to End Sedition Laws.

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