Letter from Eugene Dennis to W. E. B. Du Bois

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Title:
Letter from Eugene Dennis to W. E. B. Du Bois
Description:
Describing his own imprisonment and praising Du Bois's endorsement of him and other victims of the Smith Act -- "I deeply appreciate your courageous action"; describing his arrest, trial, and charges; suggesting that he write the president urging the immediate quashing of the act; and noting that the same letter is being sent to "some 1000 individuals."
Creator:
Dennis, Eugene, 1905-
Addressee:
Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963
Date:
May 16, 1955
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries
Box 143 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
W. E. B. Du Bois Papers
Series:
Series 1A. Correspondence
Subjects:
Freedom of speech
Extent:
3 p.
Link to Item:
https://credo.library.umass.edu/view/full/mums312-b143-i297
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-b143-i297