Published by the Georgia Commission on Education in 1957, this is a pamphlet based on evidence presented before the Joint Louisiana Legislative Committee concerning the link between the NAACP's leaders and the Communist Party or Communist front organizations. The ten directors selected include Channing Tobias, William Lloyd Imes, Oscar Hammerstein II, Algernon D. Black, Hubert T. Delany, S. Ralph Harlow, Benjamin E. Mays, Eleanor Roosevelt, Earl B. Dickerson, & W. J. Walls. They may have signed a petition, given a speech, sponsored a program, written an article, or joined a group. The Georgia Commission on Education was one of the primary bodies in the South distributing propaganda on the belief that the civil rights movement was spearheaded by Communists. They were responsible for the infamous poster showing Martin Luther King, Jr. attending Labor Day weekend activities at the Highlander Folk School.Stapled wrappers , name on front wrap, plus X's by a number of the items. Otherwise near fine; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 28 pages
Title: Ten Directors of the N.A.A.C.P "Association With Communist Fronts"
Edition: First Edition (?)
Location Published: Atlanta, Georgia Commision on Education: 1957
Binding: Stapled wraps
Book Condition: Near Fine
Categories: African - American
Seller ID: 17418
Keywords: negro civil rights segregation