Letter from W. E. B. Du Bois to United States Senate

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Title:
Letter from W. E. B. Du Bois to United States Senate
Description:
Addressed to Senator Thomas C. Hennings, Jr.; describing the injustice and unfitness of the State Dept.'s refusal to grant him a passport to travel to Ghana, on the occasion of this nation's independence ceremonies; describing the history and present status of said disallowance, which he deems illegal; and seeking his office's assistance in the restoration of this basic civil right.
Creator:
Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963
Addressee:
United States. Congress. Senate
Date:
March 26, 1957
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries
Box 147 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
W. E. B. Du Bois Papers
Series:
Series 1A. Correspondence
Subjects:
Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt)--1868-1963--Travel
Ghana--History--1957-
Pan-African Movement
Places:
Ghana
Extent:
3 p.
Link to Item:
http://credo.library.umass.edu/view/full/mums312-b147-i347
Terms of Use:
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Place of origin:
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Language:
English
Identifier:
mums312-b147-i347