Letter from Howard Fast and the National Non-partisan Committee
date: label: Date
content: 1949-1950
name: label: Published by
content: National Non-partisan Committee to Defend the Rights of the 12 Communist Leaders, American, founded 1949
label: Written by
content: National Non-partisan Committee to Defend the Rights of the 12 Communist Leaders, American, founded 1949
label: Signed by
content: Howard Melvin Fast, American, 1914 - 2003
label: Subject of
content: George W. Crockett Jr., American, 1909 - 1997
notes: label: Description
content: Form letter from the National Non-partisan Committee to Defend the Rights of the 12 Communist Leaders. The printed letter is on Committee letterhead and begins [Dear Friend: / We are proud to present "FREEDOM IS EVERYBODY'S JOBS," part of the summation of Attorney George W. Crockett, Jr., on of the defense counsel for the eleven American Communist leaders in the recent Foley Square political trial.] The letter discusses the merits of the summation as an [eloquent, sincere and powerful defense of the Negro people...].The letter asks for comments and orders for the ten cent pamphlet. The letter is signed by Howard Fast, Committee Treasurer, and has a list of Committee officers at the bottom. All text is printed in black. The reverse is blank and there are creases from the folded paper.
place: label: Place made
content: Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Associations and institutions
label: Topic
content: Correspondence
label: Topic
content: Freedom
label: Topic
content: Justice
label: Topic
content: Law
label: Topic
content: Politics
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1945-1953
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Documents and Manuscripts
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Stokes/Washington Family
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2017.14.2
objectType: label: Type
content: form letters
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public Domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)