The story of the Jenkins Case. Indicted by the State of Louisiana. Why? ... for opposing segregation ... for upholding the Constitution

New York: Committee to Defend Grady and Judy Jenkins, 1957. Four-panel brochure, 8.5x11 inches, neatly fold-creased, together with a worn fundraising letter.

On the case of a Louisiana couple, white leftists supportive of civil rights, who had lost their jobs after being identified as communists in Senator Eastland's investigation of "Soviet Activities in the US." Includes statements of support from Rockwell Kent, W.E.B. Du Bois, and others. Also included is a mimeographed fundraising letter from Jack Shulman, treasurer of the defense committee, which has a penciled note on the verso noting the support of the ACLU, Corliss Lamont, etc.

Cat.No: 352679

Price: $75.00