Independent Socialist Club leaflet titled "Defend the Ghetto Uprisings", 1967
Scope and Contents
Leaflet titled "Defend the Ghetto Uprisings" published by the Independent Socialist Club in Berkeley, California in 1967. The leaflet features an essay which describes how white liberalism fails to challenge dominant American institutions which discriminate against Black people, how the militant Black Power movement is in need of organized leadership, and calls on allies to publicly defend the Black Power movement.
Dates
- Creation: 1967
Creator
- From the Collection: Johns Hopkins University (Collector, Organization)
- From the Collection: Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950 (Person)
- From the Collection: Black Panther Party (Organization)
- From the Collection: Southern Christian Leadership Conference (Organization)
- From the Collection: Women's Negro Suffrage Association of Newark (Organization)
- From the Collection: Zeboski, Walt, 1929-2012 (Person)
- From the Collection: Associated Press (Publisher, Organization)
- From the Collection: Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (U.S.) (Organization)
- From the Collection: Independent Socialist Club. Berkeley Campus Branch (Organization)
- From the Collection: Revolutionary Youth Movement (1969-) (Organization)
- From the Collection: Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895 (Person)
- From the Collection: Congress of Racial Equality (Organization)
- From the Collection: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (Organization)
- From the Collection: Coalition for a Black Count (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is housed off-site and requires 48-hours' notice for retrieval. Contact Special Collections for more information.
Biographical / Historical
The Independent Socialist Club was founded in Berkeley, California in 1964.
Extent
From the Collection: 1.39 Cubic Feet (1 legal full-sized box and 2 flat boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: Multiple languages
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Waiting for Godot Books in 2017.
Accruals
Accession 2020-21.MS.048.
Processing Information
Processed by Kristen Diehl in March 2021.
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
The Sheridan Libraries
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