Letter from Anna Melissa Graves to Dr. and Mrs. Du Bois

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Title:
Letter from Anna Melissa Graves to Dr. and Mrs. Du Bois
Description:
Inquiring into their assessment of current conditions in the Soviet Union and describing her own thoughts thereon; enclosing copies of recent letters to Anna Louise Strong; relaying her assessment of Kruschev's leadership and posthumous treatment of Stalin; and noting that while she is not a Communist, "and never could be, I still believe that the non-violent way is the better way in the long run."
Creator:
Graves, Anna Melissa, 1875-1964
Addressee:
Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963
Addressee:
Du Bois, Shirley Graham, 1896-1977
Date:
July 30, 1956
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries
Box 145 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
W. E. B. Du Bois Papers
Series:
Series 1A. Correspondence
Subjects:
Communism--United States
Soviet Union--History--1925--1953
Stalin, Joseph, 1879-1953
Places:
United States
Extent:
6 p.
Link to Item:
http://credo.library.umass.edu/view/full/mums312-b145-i205
Terms of Use:
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Place of origin:
Covington (La.)
Language:
English
Identifier:
mums312-b145-i205