The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio, Cleveland Chapter records, 1958-1978.

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The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio, Cleveland Chapter records, 1958-1978.

Consists of advertisements, agendas, bills, case briefs and notes, contracts, correspondence, fundraising records, membership lists, minutes, newspaper clippings, notices, original research, press releases, programs, and proposed legislation.

14 containers, 7 oversize folders (14.07 linear ft.)

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American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio

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The ACLU of Ohio began when a Youngstown chapter was formed in 1920, around the same time that the national ACLU was organized. Since its founding, the Ohio ACLU has litigated on issues including protecting free speech rights, privacy, due process, nondiscrimination laws, and reproductive rights. In addition to its work in litigation relating to those impacted by the shootings at Kent State University on May 4th, 1970, the following are some more recent significant cases argued by the ACLU of Oh...

American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio. Cleveland Chapter.

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The American Civil Liberties Union was founded in 1920 by Roger Baldwin and a group of associates formerly of the National Civil Liberties Bureau. The Cleveland chapter of the union was founded in 1922 and remained active throughout the 1920s and 1930s focusing on cases concerning unionization, Communism, and religious freedom. The chapter closed during World War II, but was revived in 1950 with the advent of McCarthyism. In 1954, the national ACLU recognized the American Civil Liberties Union o...

American Civil Liberties Union

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Founded in 1920 in New York City by Roger Baldwin and others; the ACLU was an outgrowth of the American Union Against Militarism's National Civil Liberties Bureau, which in 1920 changed its name to the American Civil Liberties Union. From the description of Collection, 1917- (Swarthmore College, Peace Collection). WorldCat record id: 42740878 The Southern Women's Rights Project (SWRP) located in Richmond is affiliated with the American Civil Liberties Union. The project deal...