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Palestine; retreat from the mandate, the making of British policy, 1936-45

Palestine; retreat from the mandate, the making of British policy, 1936-45

by Cohen, Michael J.

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1978
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New York: Holmes & Meier Publishers, Inc, 1978. xii, 239p., cloth boards in dustjacket; maps, in very good condition.
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This is what Loyalist Spain got from the USA and other capitalist democracies: (Embargo)... But see how they rush to aid the Finnish butcher, Mannerheim! [handbill]

This is what Loyalist Spain got from the USA and other capitalist democracies: (Embargo)... But see how they rush to aid the Finnish butcher, Mannerheim! [handbill]

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Lackawanna, NY: Communist Party, 1940. 8.5x11 inch handbill, paper toned, year penciled in corner, otherwise very good. Issued during the Winter War, the Soviet invasion of Finland, which was concluded ten days after this event by the Moscow Peace Treaty. Accuses the capitalist countries of having embargoed Republican Spain but then sent assistance to the Finnish forces resisting the… Read more about this item
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Toward human freedom

Toward human freedom

by Gannett, Frank E.

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1942
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New York: American Palestine Committee, 1942. 11p. staplebound pamphlet, very good condition. "An address ... given on the occasion of the 25th anniversary celebration of the Palestine Jewish Legion ... New York City, June 4, 1942.
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Polish Americans of Buffalo! Smash Hitlers Race Discrimination Theories! [handbill]
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Polish Americans of Buffalo! Smash Hitlers Race Discrimination Theories! [handbill]

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1942
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Buffalo, NY: East Side Branch of the Communist Party, 1942. 6x9 inch handbill, printed in English one side, Polish on the other; receipt date of Feb. 1942 stamped in corner, minor foxing, otherwise very good. "A people who practice or believe in race discrimination against others; must suffer the same from others themselves. The Polish-Americans of Buffalo must protest… Read more about this item
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Wallace speaks out against war and reaction but he is a Politician of the Half-Truth [handbill]

Wallace speaks out against war and reaction but he is a Politician of the Half-Truth [handbill]

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1947
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[Buffalo, NY]: Workers Party, 1947. 8.5x14 inch mimeographed handbill, "1947 Buffalo NY" penciled in lower right corner, horizontal fold, otherwise very good. Critique of Henry Wallace as being willing to critique US policy towards the Soviet Union, while remaining silent on Soviet imperialism, or sticking with the Democrats to impede formation of an independent Labor Party. Invites the reader… Read more about this item
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Reds plot revolution

Reds plot revolution

by Goff, Kenneth

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1948
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Englewood, Colorado: Kenneth Goff, 1948. Six-panel brochure, rubberstamp of the Anglo-Saxon Christian Association of the USA in Portland; original recipient's penciled note on cover ("Native Fascist, 1948"). Excerpts from an article published in Pilgrim Torch. Goff was unusual in his transition from CP cadre to right-wing Christian nationalist, anti-Semite and UFO theorist.
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A question of the hour for the American people [handbill]

A question of the hour for the American people [handbill]

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[Buffalo, NY]: Communist Party, 1940. 8.5x11 inch handbill, paper toned, "Buffalo, July, 1940" penciled at bottom. "It is well for Americans and of particular interest to American negroes to recall the Fourth of July oration delivered by Frederick Douglass at Rochester, New York, in 1852, in which he asked the question which is still to be answered. 'Why am… Read more about this item
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Protest Hitlerite murder of Negro GI's in Freeport, Long Island [handbill]

Protest Hitlerite murder of Negro GI's in Freeport, Long Island [handbill]

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[New York]: NY State Committee, Communist Party, 1946. 8.5x11 inch handbill, paper toned, minor wrinkle, date penciled at bottom edge, otherwise very good. On the shooting of four African American brothers from the Ferguson family on the night of February 5th by a policeman. "The four Ferguson brothers, one on a re-enlistment furlough, entered a bus terminal and ordered… Read more about this item
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Against Nazi Crimes, a resolution presented by the Polish delegation.

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New York: Polish Labor Group, 1944. 8p. staplebound pamphlet, very good, reprinted from the International Labor Conference Provisional Record of a meeting in Philadelphia.
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Uplifting the Downtrodden

Uplifting the Downtrodden

by Lescaze, William

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1944
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New York: Revere Copper and Brass Incorporated, 1944. Pamphlet. 15, [1]p., illustrations, wraps. 9 x 6 in. Inkstamp on rear cover: "Maurice B. Rovner." Spotting on rear cover, otherwise Very Good. Outlines a plan for slum clearance and mass housing projects for "post-war living." Ultimately an advertisement for Revere's copper products which presumably would outfit the innards of these… Read more about this item
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Why not hold a 'Nuremburg Trial' in the United States

Why not hold a 'Nuremburg Trial' in the United States

by Edstrom, O.E.

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1948
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San Francisco: the author, 1948. Six-panel brochure, numbered 57, with the original recipient's penciled note "Native Fascist" in the corner and date of receipt penciled on the rear panel, otherwise very good. Edstrom, a publisher of anti-Semitic tracts, here asks, "Now that a precedent has been set how people shall be treated who attempt to save their country, their… Read more about this item
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Communism, anticommunism, and the CIO

Communism, anticommunism, and the CIO

by Levenstein, Harvey A.

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1981
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Westport: Greenwood Press, 1981. Hardcover. xii, 364p., very good condition. Contributions in American history, no. 91.
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Battle stations for peace. Resolution adopted March 1946

Battle stations for peace. Resolution adopted March 1946

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1946
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New York: National Maritime Union of America. Pilot, Education, and Publicity Dept, 1946. [14p.] staplebound pamphlet, illustrated with cartoons. Communist-influenced line on world affairs in the postwar period.
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The Common Defense [52 issues of the newsletter]

The Common Defense [52 issues of the newsletter]

by Kernan, William C., Director

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1946
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New York: Christian Institute for American Democracy, 1946. Fifty-two issues of the single-sheet weekly newsletter, 8.5x14 inches, some issues stapled together in groups, otherwise generally very good but for mild toning or handling wear. Issues present are vol. 2 nos. 54-66, 68-84 (two issues numbered 71, one of them actually 72), 86-92, 94-100, and vol. 3 nos. 2-9. Kernan,… Read more about this item
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John Fury: a novel in four parts

John Fury: a novel in four parts

by Dunphy, Jack

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1946
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New York: Harper and Brothers, 1946. Hardcover. 269p., very good first edition stated in black cloth boards with red panels and gilt titles on front cover and spine, in a good, unclipped red dj with wear at head of the spine and corners. Dunphy was a companion of Truman Capote, his "Dear Genius" relates their life together which is… Read more about this item
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British rule in Palestine

British rule in Palestine

by Joseph, Bernard

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1948
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Washington DC: Public Affairs Press, 1948. Hardcover. vii, 279p., very good condition in a toned dj heavily chipped along the spine. Joseph was the Military Governor of Jewish Jerusalem.
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Press release. For immediate release

Press release. For immediate release

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1945
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New York: American Jewish Conference, 1945. 2p., 8.5x11 inch sheets stapled at the corner, neatly fold-creased. Criticizes the Jewish Labor Committee for withdrawing from the AJC due to disagreements about the admission of the Jewish People's Fraternal Order of the IWO. States that such "exclusiveness" threatens the unity of Jewry at a fragile moment.
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Voices for Democracy

Voices for Democracy

by Citron, Abraham F.

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1946
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New York: Commission on Community Interrelations of the American Jewish Congress, 1946. Four-panel brochure, 8.5x11 inches, horizontal fold crease. Outlines a "new strategy to stop the bigot and his anti-minority remarks." Reprinted from Congress Weekly.
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How to keep U.S. out

How to keep U.S. out

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1940
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New York: NY State Committee, Communist Party, 1940. Four-panel brochure, 5.5x8.5 inches, very good. Communist election campaign brochure, with photos of Earl Browder and James W. Ford, issued during the Hitler-Stalin Pact when the CP opposed US entry into WW II.
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J.N. Adam & Co. are guilty! Guilty of discriminating against a Negro woman who applied for a job from the above ad... [handbill]

J.N. Adam & Co. are guilty! Guilty of discriminating against a Negro woman who applied for a job from the above ad... [handbill]

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Buffalo, NY: Cold Spring Club, Communist Party, 1947. 8.5x11 inch handbill, mimeographed one side; minor toning and handling wear. Describes the experience of an applicant who was rejected for a job in favor of white women, a violation of FEPC rules against discrimination. "We, Communists, know that this is undemocratic and we want others to share this feeling also.… Read more about this item
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