Circular letter from Chicago Smith Act Families Committee to W. E. B. Du Bois

Item Information

Title:
Circular letter from Chicago Smith Act Families Committee to W. E. B. Du Bois
Description:
Signed by numerous persons, Shirley Graham Du Bois among them; appealing to recipients on behalf of Henry Winston, Gil Green, and Robert Thompson; explaining their respective grievances and legal quandaries; and suggesting that "surely every American with a heart and a conscience shares a responsibility" towards supporting their aid.
Creator:
Chicago Smith Act Families Committee
Addressee:
Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963
Date:
May 6, 1960
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Genre:
Circular letters
Location:
Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries
Box 150 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
W. E. B. Du Bois Papers
Series:
Series 1A. Correspondence
Subjects:
United States--Alien Registration Act, 1940
Du Bois, Shirley Graham, 1896-1977
Places:
United States
Extent:
4 p.
Link to Item:
http://credo.library.umass.edu/view/full/mums312-b150-i279
Terms of Use:
All rights for this document are held by the David Graham Du Bois Trust. Requests to publish, redistribute, or replicate this material should be addressed to Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries.
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Place of origin:
Chicago (Ill.)
Language:
English
Identifier:
mums312-b150-i279