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Box LGL.04

 Container

Contains 81 Results:

Riots - Michigan, 1943-1946

 File — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents

Detroit. Includes a clipping titled "Racism is the seed of Fascism."

Dates: 1943-1946

Riots - New Jersey, 1944, 1967-1968, 1977

 File — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents

Clippings mention the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disobedience

Dates: 1944; 1967-1968; 1977

Riots - Tennessee, 1946

 File — Multiple Containers

Riots - Texas, 1923, 1943

 File — Multiple Containers

Robeson, Paul, circa 1919-1990s

 Sub-Group — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents

The Paul Robeson files contain mainly photographs and clippings documenting Robeson's career, including performances, international travel, and family life. Legal documents, newspapers, publications, some of the clippings, and Peekskill riots material contain reporting and gathered source material dealing with Robeson's politics and reactions to his leftist affiliations.

Dates: circa 1919-1990s

Robeson, Paul - Correspondence and Notes, circa 1930s-1950

 File — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents

Contains typed biographical notes on Robeson and letters to editorial giving updates on reporting, primarily on Robeson's personal life. One letter is signed "Noah Thompson" and is addressed to "Uncle Carl."

Dates: circa 1930s-1950

Robeson, Paul - Legal Documents, 1950s

 File — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents

Includes lawsuit against Robeson by the U.S. State Department circa 1950, and Amicus brief filed in support of Robeson's appeal, circa 1955.

Dates: 1950s

Red Cross

 Sub-Group — Multiple Containers