Circular letter from Kenneth Ripley Forbes and Edwin Berry Burgum to W. E. B. Du Bois

Item Information

Title:
Circular letter from Kenneth Ripley Forbes and Edwin Berry Burgum to W. E. B. Du Bois
Description:
Describing many individuals' "deep concern for American liberties" at the current time of crisis and in the wake of the Smith Act; relaying the direct threats and nefarious impacts of the bill and similar legislation; enclosing a petition to the President; as well as a reply card seeking recipients' general support and contributions. Signed by a couple dozen peace activists.
Creator:
Forbes, Kenneth Ripley
Addressee:
Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963
Date:
June 30, 1961
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Genre:
Circular letters
Location:
Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries
Box 153 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
W. E. B. Du Bois Papers
Series:
Series 1A. Correspondence
Subjects:
United States--Alien Registration Act, 1940
Civil rights--Law and legislation--United States
Places:
United States
Kentucky > Bell (county) > Pineville
Extent:
2 p.
Link to Item:
http://credo.library.umass.edu/view/full/mums312-b153-i145
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:
New York (N.Y.)
Language:
English
Identifier:
mums312-b153-i145