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hardcover. Condition: Good.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Two sided questionnaire which buyer can fill out, and ACLU promotional literature seeking membership, circa 1953. Discusses the positions they then took and the enemy (incl. communists which was an arguable issue within the Union, and the KKK).

magazine. Condition: Good. Part of back cover with mail label has been clipped. Otherwise, magazine is in very good condition. Book shows common (average) signs of wear and use. Binding is still tight. Covers are intact but may be repaired. We have 75,000 books to choose from -- Ship within 24 hours -- Satisfaction Guaranteed!

Paperback. Condition: Very Good.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Two impeachment pamphlets produced by the ACLU to rid country of Nixon. Second pamphlet is quite rare, occasional writing on tps, 41pps, 56pps, footnotes and historical similarities provided. Lot of 2 sold togather.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Offered is "The Clemency Program: Summary - Alternative Options - Resources," a document published on October 18, 1974 by the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation [ACLU] Project on Amnesty out of New York City. A left-folded printed document measuring 8-5/8" by 11" and containing eight total pages. The Contents are: Introduction; Notes; Categories of persons who qualify; Organization of the clemency program; Limitations and conditions; Caveats and alternative options; Counseling and legal resources. Lightly worn.

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. ACLU'S DEFENSE OF LIBERTY, BY THE PEOPLE, 40TH ANNUAL REPORT, JULY 1, 1959 TO JUNE 30, 1960, ACLU, 1959, 80p, stapled pamphlet pb, bumped/chipped/scuffed covers, clean/tanning text, solid binding, minor notes back cover--20.00.

Paperback #21485 CONDITION: vg.

Paperback #22459 CONDITION: vg.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. ] Hardback, octavo, appx 6 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches, x + 385 pages, VG+ to Near Fine in Near Fine dj (dj now in protective mylar). Book's only flaw is label removal strip of thinning along top corner ffep, o/w tight and very clean, no names, no writing. DJ only very light signs of any wear at all. At the rear: 85 pages of Notes & 15-pg Index. RWR5 Constitutional Law Civil Rights History Political Science Philosophy.

Newsletter. 49p., 8.5x11 inches, introduction, spotlight on 1997, docket, list of supporters, photos, lightly-worn booklet in stapled wraps with Pennsylvania ACLU label on cover.

First Edition. Octavo (20.5cm.); original pictorial staplebound wrappers; 112pp. Spine ends a bit worn, some discoloration to rear wrapper, else Very Good and sound.

Pamphlet. 31, [1]p., wraps. Very Good. Critique of the Seditious Activities Investigation Commission, aka Broyles Commission, which recommended extreme measures of harassment of CP members, ''to treat them as the mongrel class of citizenry" (from document quoted on p.13) thus censoring "personnel" after the practice of the Hitler regime, instead of the less severe practice of censoring "material".

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

pamphlet. 12p., mimeographed 8.5x11 inch sheets stapled at left, very good. Discusses such issues as criteria for commitment, rights of minors, etc.

Dust Jacket Condition: dj. First Edition. Octavo (21cm.); publisher's cloth in grey decorative dust jacket; xxii,[23]-341pp.; seven leaves of plates. Tight, square, Near Fine copy, with just a hint of dusting to upper edge of text block; some chipping and shallow losses along jacket extremities, tiny abraision to upper cover slightly affecting the "G" in "RING," cleanly split into two pieces along rear spine flap, spine panel rather toned; Good or better, albeit complete. Hays's legal analysis of contemporary events in relation to civil liberties and freedom of expression, with chapters on the Scopes trial, the Sacco & Vanzetti case, the American Mercury censorship trial, the Passaic silk-mill strike, and others. Hays (1881-1954) was a co-founder of the American Civil Liberties Union. Not at all common in dustwrapper.

Archive of newsletters issued by the American Civil Liberties Union Gay Rights Chapter of Southern California documenting LGBTQ legal advocacy, political mobilization, and civil liberties organizing during the late 1970s and early 1980s. The newsletters record responses to employment discrimination, police harassment, legislative campaigns, and public policy conflicts through committee reports, legal education, organizational updates, and grassroots political coverage. The publications address legal information, demonstrations, state policy, and coalitions across feminist, racial justice, and civil liberties movements during a formative period in post-Stonewall LGBTQ political history. The archive provides primary-source evidence for California gay rights activism, legal reform campaigns, police-community relations, and the operational infrastructure of LGBTQ civil rights organizations prior to digital communication networks. Archive consists of nine issues of the ACLU Gay Rights Newsletter and Gay Rights Guardian published between 1977 and 1980. Printed on newsprint, each issue measures approximately 8.5 x 11 inches and ranges from 4 to 14 pages. [1] ACLU Gay Rights Newsletter. Vol. 2, No. 3. May 1977. Reports on membership drives, chapter elections, and legal committee organizing within the ACLU Gay Rights Chapter. [2] ACLU Gay Rights Newsletter. January 1978. Covers fair employment legislation, women's and lesbian rights, committee reports, and a public meeting concerning Chicano rights presented by the deputy mayor. [3] ACLU Gay Rights Newsletter. February 1978. Discusses organizing efforts supporting California Assembly Bill 1302 and reports on ongoing legal advocacy work and electoral matters within the organization. [4] ACLU Gay Rights Newsletter. May 1978. Features the cover story "All Hail Gay Hero" devoted to Troy Perry, founder of the Metropolitan Community Church, alongside photographs from a large LGBTQ gathering at the Palladium and reports on ACLU civil rights programming. [5] Gay Rights Guardian. August 1979. Covers the West Hollywood Pride parade with photographs of ACLU Gay Rights Chapter members participating in the event and includes a review of legislative, administrative, and judicial developments concerning sexual orientation employment discrimination in California. [6] Gay Rights Guardian. Vol. 4, No. 12. December 1979. Reports on threatened Los Angeles Police Department sweeps of Griffith Park, coverage of police misconduct discussions hosted by the ACLU, and legal developments involving lesbian mothers, federal employment policies, and women's wages. [7] Gay Rights Guardian. Vol. 5, No. 1. January 1, 1980. Reports on organizing and demonstrations surrounding California Assembly Bill 1, including Sacramento marches and broader legislative lobbying efforts. Additional coverage includes gay foster homes, UCLA student publishing, visa denials, and honors for Stonewall Democratic Club co-founder Morris Knight. [8] Gay Rights Guardian. Vol. 5, No. 3. March 1980. Features coverage of civilian police review boards, New York sodomy law rulings, LAPD sensitivity training initiatives, the Northwest Gay Conference, and articles concerning Silverlake's gay bookstore community and writer Quentin Crisp. [9] Gay Rights Guardian. Vol. 5, No. 4. April 1980. Reports on discrimination litigation, police harassment, racism and sexism within law enforcement agencies, sexual harassment in the military, attacks on gay institutions, and the opening of the National Gay Archives. The newsletters record LGBTQ activism during a period marked by increasing public visibility, state surveillance, employment discrimination, and police hostility toward queer communities. Coverage includes legislative advocacy, public protest, legal reform, and coalition-building, linking grassroots activism with civil liberties litigation and policy work. The publications circulated legal information, organizing notices, and campaign updates before th.

Civil Liberties ACLU Newsletter Archive, 10 Issues from 1964 Documenting the JFK Assassination and the Peak of the Civil Rights Movement. A complete ten-issue run of 1964's Civil Liberties, the (near) monthly newsletter of the American Civil Liberties Union, spanning January through December 1964 (Nos. 212-221). Each issue is a bifolio, measuring 11.5" x 8.5", and collectively charts the ACLU's efforts in a pivotal election year marked by civil rights mobilization, desegregation battles, and renewed threats to First Amendment freedoms. Topics include school integration, anti-communist censorship in media and the post, religious encroachment on education, political platform reform, and the ACLU's internal expansion strategy. The archive captures the Union's front-line engagement with landmark civil liberties issues during the immediate aftermath of JFK's assassination and the lead-up to the Civil Rights Act of 1964. [1] Civil Liberties, No. 212, January 1964. "Union Releases Full Statement on Assassination and Oswald Case" affirms that "sound law enforcement must include strong safeguards for the innocent," condemning speculation about guilt in the JFK assassination. The issue urges members to support the ACLU's mission in the wake of national trauma. Includes a portrait of John F. Kennedy and tributes from Roger Baldwin and international civil rights advocates. [2] Civil Liberties, No. 213, February 1964. "New State-Wide Georgia ACLU Is Chartered by National Board" announces the formal recognition of Georgia's affiliate amidst Southern civil rights unrest. Roger Baldwin is celebrated on his 80th birthday, receiving a telegram from President Lyndon B. Johnson. The ACLU outlines its refusal to support individuals who "advocate totalitarian doctrines," highlighting its balancing act between free speech and internal policy. [3] Civil Liberties, No. 214, March 1964. "ACLU Cleared of 'Communist' Charge in Goldmark Victory" refutes smears against the Union in a pivotal Washington State case. "Civil Rights Bill Now Faces Senate Battle" urges action in support of federal protections. A cartoon titled "Half Slave and Half Free" depicts constitutional hypocrisy regarding race. The ACLU asserts, "The only alternative is federal legislation that will assure fair and equal treatment." [4] Civil Liberties, No. 215, April 1964."ACLU Publishes Two Pamphlets in the Academic Freedom Area" introduces literature defending educators' rights amid loyalty investigations. "Union Hits Rights Bill Amendments" criticizes Senate efforts to weaken the Civil Rights Act. The issue denounces tactics that "thwart the constitutional guarantee of equal protection." [5] Civil Liberties, No. 216, May 1964. "ACLU Charges Post Office with Censoring Mail Within the U.S." exposes surveillance and suppression of allegedly subversive content, warning that "the chilling effect. is destroying legitimate channels of dissent." Also features opposition to TV-radio bans on Communists and efforts to preserve fair access to public information. [6] Civil Liberties, No. 217, June 1964. "Mississippi College Is Backed by the Union" supports Tougaloo College in its stand against state retaliation. "Episcopal Minister Argues ACLU Case Against Becker Amendment" challenges a proposed constitutional amendment mandating school prayer. Includes cartoon with founding fathers dismissing religious mandates: "Who Cares What the Founding Fathers Said?" [7] Civil Liberties, No. 218, September 1964. "GOP Platform Unit Hears ACLU Leader" chronicles the Union's testimony urging platform planks on school desegregation and religious liberty. "Grenville Clark, for ACLU, Hits Reapportionment Delay Bills" critiques legislative stalling of fair districting. Emphasis is placed on maintaining equal representation as a core democratic principle. [8] Civil Liberties, No. 219, October 1964. "ACLU Publishes Johnson Statement on Civil Liberties, GOP Platform Excerpts" offers a side-by-side comparison of presid.

[Civil Rights] [Free Speech] Archive of Civil Liberties, the Monthly Publication of the ACLU. New York: American Civil Liberties Union, 1956-1962. 8 issues, various pagination (4-8 pp. each). 8.5" x 11".An uncommon and historically resonant archive of eight issues of Civil Liberties, the ACLU's monthly periodical, published between 1956 and 1962-a period defined by intensifying civil rights conflicts, Cold War paranoia, and expanding state surveillance. These issues reflect the ACLU's legal and ideological responses to segregation, federal loyalty programs, censorship, racial repression in the South, and the rise of civil liberties concerns around foreign policy and national security. Several issues focus on the controversial denial of passports to Black activists, the Union's escalating involvement in Southern desegregation cases, and its internal reflections on organizational growth and purpose. Illustrated with political cartoons and photographs, each issue offers primary-source insight into how the ACLU positioned itself in the most pressing civil liberties battles of the time. [1] Civil Liberties, No. 147, December 1956. Lead story: "ACLU Offers 13-Point Plan for New Federal Security Program," proposing reforms to replace McCarthy-era loyalty oaths with due process protections. The issue also addresses free speech restrictions against Oklahoma teachers and includes the cartoon captioned: "Off the Press." A statement of institutional priorities as the ACLU sought to distance itself from Cold War liberalism. [2] Civil Liberties, No. 148, January 1957. Front-page headline: "ACLU's Major Effort in 1957 To Focus on Crisis in South." Documents a pivot toward direct legal and advocacy work in desegregation battles following Brown v. Board. Emphasizes litigation plans in voting rights and education, with a graphic cartoon captioned, "Your Check Is In-Is the Mail?" satirizing systemic inaction. [3] Civil Liberties, [3] Civil Liberties, Number 149, February 1957. Features headline article, "ACLU Offers 13-Point Plan for New Federal Security Program" as well as coverage on an appeal to Eisenhower's Secretary of Defense Charles E. Wilson regarding the "civil liberties situation in Okinawa and other Ryukyu Islands under U.S. military occupation." [4] Civil Liberties, No. 149, March 1957. Highlights censorship and foreign policy repression. Articles include: "Worthy Asks Passport Renewal; State Dept. Studying Problem" and "ACLU Hails Decision in Detroit Ban Case." Reports also assess legislative losses for civil liberties cases. [5] Civil Liberties, No. 150, April 1957. Focuses on Paul Robeson associate William Worthy's continuing struggle: "Worthy is Denied New Passport: ACLU Prepares Appeal to Board." Also contains "Malin, Watts Return from Tour of South," which describes intimidation of civil rights workers and the need for greater federal protection. [6] Civil Liberties, No. 176, January 1960. 40th Anniversary Issue: "The Union's First Decade." Features a historical retrospective of the ACLU's founding in 1920 and its earliest fights on behalf of antiwar activists, labor radicals, and immigrants. Includes long-form editorial by Executive Director Patrick Murphy Malin and photographs from the Union's early history. [7] Civil Liberties, No. 200, September 1962. Features "ACLU's Crisis of Growth," discussing the expanding membership and staff challenges as civil liberties battles intensify during the civil rights era. Includes a photo of Executive Director Patrick Malin. [8] Civil Liberties, No. 208, January 1962. "Union Urges Kennedy to Protect U.S. Civil Liberties in Cuba Crisis." ACLU responds to curbs on dissent amid the Cold War, critiquing secrecy in foreign policy and reasserting constitutional protections. Reprints the full "ACLU's Letter to the President" and features Kennedy's portrait. Condition ranges from very good to near fine, with typical mailing folds, minor toning, and some edge wear. All are complete and legible. An.

Archive of newsletters issued by the American Civil Liberties Union Gay Rights Chapter documenting LGBTQ legal advocacy, political organizing, and civil liberties activism in Southern California during the late 1970s and early 1980s. The newsletters record responses to discrimination, police harassment, legislative battles, and public policy disputes through committee reports, public meeting notices, legal updates, and campaign coverage. The publications trace local LGBTQ rights organizing during the post-Stonewall period, including legal information, supporter mobilization, state policy monitoring, and responses to institutional discrimination. The archive provides primary-source evidence for LGBTQ civil rights litigation, coalition politics, California legislative activism, and the intersection of grassroots organizing with formal legal institutions. Archive consists of eight issues of the ACLU Gay Rights Newsletter and Gay Rights Guardian published between 1977 and 1980. Printed on newsprint, each issue measures approximately 8.5 x 11 inches and ranges from 4 to 14 pages. [1] ACLU Gay Rights Newsletter. Vol. 2, No. 3. May 1977. Reports on membership expansion efforts within the ACLU Gay Rights Chapter, chapter elections, and organizational committee planning, including announcements for legal committee meetings. [2] ACLU Gay Rights Newsletter. January 1978. Covers fair employment legislation, women's and lesbian rights initiatives, committee reports, and a general meeting focused on Chicano rights presented by the deputy mayor. [3] ACLU Gay Rights Newsletter. February 1978. Discusses organizing efforts supporting California Assembly Bill 1302 alongside election reports and updates concerning local legal advocacy campaigns. Includes notice of a public discussion concerning the Cincinnati riots. [4] ACLU Gay Rights Newsletter. May 1978. Features the cover story "All Hail Gay Hero" celebrating Metropolitan Community Church founder Troy Perry alongside photographs from a major LGBTQ gathering at the Palladium and reports on ACLU-sponsored civil rights events. [5] Gay Rights Guardian. Vol. 4, No. 11. November 1979. Covers the National March on Washington for Lesbian & Gay Rights with photographs of demonstrators carrying banners and includes discussion of the march's broader legal and political implications. Also features coverage of openly gay judge Stephen Lachs. [6] Gay Rights Guardian. Vol. 4, No. 12. December 1979. Reports on threatened police sweeps by the Los Angeles Police Department in Griffith Park, a historically important gathering place for LGBTQ communities, alongside coverage of police misconduct symposia and legal developments affecting lesbian mothers, women workers, and FBI employment policy. [7] Gay Rights Guardian. Vol. 5, No. 1. January 1, 1980. Documents activism surrounding California Assembly Bill 1, including marches in Sacramento and legislative lobbying efforts. Additional coverage includes gay foster homes, UCLA student publishing, visa denials by the State Department, and honors for Stonewall Democratic Club co-founder Morris Knight. [8] Gay Rights Guardian. Vol. 5, No. 4. April 1980. Reports on discrimination lawsuits, police harassment, racism and sexism within law enforcement agencies, sexual harassment in the military, draft policy, attacks on gay institutions, and the opening of the National Gay Archives. The newsletters record LGBTQ legal and political mobilization during a period marked by escalating public visibility, backlash campaigns, and expanding civil rights advocacy. Coverage repeatedly addresses policing practices, legislative reform, employment discrimination, and coalition-building with feminist and racial justice movements. The publications circulated legal developments to community members before the widespread use of digital media. Light toning and minor handling wear consistent with age; overall very good condition. A substantial documentary archive of LGBTQ legal advocacy and g.

Pemberton, John de J. Jr. (ed.). Civil Liberties, the monthly publication of the American Civil Liberties Union, documenting the organization's response to civil rights demonstrations, Cold War political repression, censorship disputes, and constitutional litigation during one of the pivotal years of the modern civil rights movement. Published in 1963, the same year as the Birmingham Campaign, the March on Washington, and escalating federal confrontations over segregation, these issues reveal how the ACLU publicly framed conflicts involving protest rights, political surveillance, racial discrimination, freedom of the press, and anti-communist investigations. The material documents civil liberties advocacy and constitutional defense systems through editorials, legal commentary, political cartoons, reports on litigation, and coverage of protest movements, revealing how the ACLU coordinated legal and public responses to state repression and racial inequality while providing primary-source evidence for the study of Cold War liberalism, civil rights law, and First Amendment activism. Civil Liberties. New York: American Civil Liberties Union, 1963. Nine issues comprising Nos. 203-211, published January through November 1963. Quarto bifolium format, each issue four pages, illustrated throughout with photographs, editorial cartoons, and legal commentary relating to civil rights, censorship, anti-communism, and constitutional law. [1] Civil Liberties, No. 203, January 1963. Includes "Union Protests Investigation into The Peace Movement by HUAC," condemning congressional investigations into antiwar activism, alongside John de J. Pemberton Jr.'s "An ACLU Travelogue" discussing Black voter registration drives, fair housing campaigns, and grassroots organizing. [2] Civil Liberties, No. 204, February 1963. Features "ACLU Denounces Investigation of Pacifica Fund's FM Radio Stations," defending First Amendment protections against Senate investigations, together with coverage of discharged Black Illinois teachers seeking reinstatement and political cartoons criticizing McCarthyist rhetoric. [3] Civil Liberties, No. 205, March 1963. Contains "ACLU, Ohio Branch Ask High Court to Restudy 1957 Censorship Stand," challenging obscenity and censorship precedents, as well as a profile of Mississippi civil rights attorney William Higgs with accompanying photograph. [4] Civil Liberties, No. 206, April 1963. Reports congressional opposition to continued HUAC appropriations and includes coverage of Roger Baldwin receiving a Japanese government award. [5] Civil Liberties, No. 207, May 1963. Memorializes murdered civil rights protester William Moore following his desegregation march through the South, quoting Moore's final statements opposing segregation, while also criticizing sedition legislation and film censorship laws. [6] Civil Liberties, No. 208, June 1963. Warns against proposed states' rights constitutional amendments viewed by the ACLU as threats to First Amendment protections and denounces segregationist legal strategies. [7] Civil Liberties, No. 209, September 1963. Declares civil rights demonstrations constitutionally protected under the First Amendment and advocates for stronger federal civil rights legislation to combat discriminatory state practices. [8] Civil Liberties, No. 210, October 1963. Announces ACLU support for New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, framing the Alabama libel suit as an attack on freedom of speech and press coverage of civil rights protests, accompanied by fundraising and organizing appeals from Pemberton. [9] Civil Liberties, No. 211, November 1963. Documents arrests of ACLU attorneys representing controversial clients and critiques retaliatory legal tactics directed against civil liberties lawyers. The run captures the ACLU during a period of transition from primarily anti-censorship and anti-communist defense work toward direct engagement with southern civil rights struggles and constitutional questions surrounding publi.

American Civil Liberties Union, Civil Liberties complete 1965 run, documents the ACLU's legal-advocacy and public-communication system during a year defined by Black voting-rights organizing, Southern racial violence, censorship disputes, anti-communist legal restrictions, and the first expansion of Vietnam War dissent. The material documents constitutional advocacy through monthly newsletters, case reports, organizational statements, legislative criticism, and calls for federal action, revealing how the ACLU translated litigation, public policy, and movement crises into a regular print record for supporters. The Selma campaign in March 1965 became a decisive national voting-rights crisis after marchers were attacked at the Edmund Pettus Bridge, and the Voting Rights Act was signed later that year to bar racial discrimination in voting; this run provides primary-source evidence for studying how a national civil liberties organization framed those events through law, speech, and federal responsibility. Civil Liberties. New York: American Civil Liberties Union, January-December 1965. Eleven issues, no August issue published. Complete 1965 run of the ACLU's monthly publication, each issue 4 to 6 pages, printed in 8½ x 11 inch tabloid format and folded for mailing. The sequence includes coverage of Supreme Court briefs challenging "subversive activities" statutes and Mississippi voting restrictions; a March report on a legal victory restoring an excluded Black juror to service; the April headline "ACLU Demands Government Act on Fundamental Rights in Selma"; May reporting on the murder of Viola Liuzzo by Ku Klux Klan members after the Selma-to-Montgomery voting-rights march; mid-year coverage of bombings targeting a Black church and the Louisiana ACLU chairman; and federal cases involving censorship of "allegedly obscene" literature. Later issues expand the year's civil-liberties field beyond Southern racial justice: July features Senator Joseph Tydings's critique of malapportioned legislatures in "The Rotten Borough Amendments," September's "Civil Liberties and Vietnam" marks the newsletter's attention to antiwar dissent, and November condemns the "Use of Draft Law to Penalize Students' Dissent." Viola Liuzzo's murder on March 25, 1965, after she traveled to Alabama to assist the Selma campaign, became one of the most visible examples of racial terror surrounding the voting-rights struggle. [1] American Civil Liberties Union. Civil Liberties. New York: American Civil Liberties Union, January 1965. Opening issue in the year's run, reporting civil liberties litigation and constitutional conflicts at the beginning of a year that would sharply expand the organization's public engagement with voting rights and protest. Its coverage of briefs and legal challenges to anti-subversive and voting restrictions shows the mechanisms of ACLU advocacy before the Selma crisis became the year's central national civil rights event. [2] American Civil Liberties Union. Civil Liberties. New York: American Civil Liberties Union, February 1965. Continues the newsletter's reporting on litigation, loyalty standards, and constitutional protections. The issue belongs to the pre-Selma sequence in which the ACLU presented civil liberties as an interlocking field of speech, association, jury service, voting access, and state power. [3] American Civil Liberties Union. Civil Liberties. New York: American Civil Liberties Union, March 1965. Reports a legal victory restoring an excluded Black juror to service, linking courtroom participation to the broader struggle over Black civic inclusion. The issue records how civil rights conflict appeared not only through public protest but also through jury access, state courts, and procedural equality. [4] American Civil Liberties Union. Civil Liberties. New York: American Civil Liberties Union, April 1965. Features the declaration "ACLU Demands Government Act on Fundamental Rights in Selma," directly placing the organizati. Signed.