Progressive Labor Seeks a New Order and Mass Action
Progressive Labor outlines aims for a new socialist order based on Marxist theory, rejecting reformist unions and civil rights groups. The group cites strikes in Kentucky and West Virginia, supports militant action, and advocates a mass revolutionary party led by workers. Members including Milton Rosen and Mort Scheer face subpoenas over travels to Cuba.
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Levi Laub
Columbia College
P.L
HUAC
Barnard Bulletin
Laub
America
Communist Party
Workers of America
Progressive Labor
Milton Rosen
Marxist-Leninist Quarterly
New York City
Kentucky
West Virginia
Rosen
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Walter Reuther
Kennedy
Marx
National Coordinating Committee of the
Progressive Labor Movement
United States
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Congress of Racial Equality
Robert Williams
Cuba
House Un-American Activities Committee
Mort Scheer
Federal Grand Jury
New York
Scheer
P.L.M
U.S
March of 200000 Proves Strong Civic Will in Capital
The article notes two hundred thousand people gathered in Washington for a rededication ceremony and to bear witness to their beliefs. It highlights a diverse coalition including students, clergy, labor, Negroes, whites, urban and rural residents, young and old, whose turnout exceeds the actual number present and signals a powerful political force beyond the crowd.
Birmingham Calls for Civil Disobedience in Negro Struggle
The piece argues Negroes should shift from nonviolence to tactics like civil disobedience and transit boycotts to pressure government. It warns against complacency and urges internal commitment and unity in the broader freedom struggle.
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Harlem
Seniors advised on grad schools and planning careers
Mrs. Helen Bailey urged balance for seniors facing theses or exams and warned against rushing to graduate study. Mrs. Ethel Paley advised timely permanent registration and references while noting career resources. Mass 64 led a unanimous $50 Arlene Hershey Memorial Fund vote and proposed Columbia-professor lectures on Wednesday afternoons.
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Helen Bailey
Ethel Paley
Myra Mass ‘64
Arlene Hershey
Columbia
Civil Rights Bill Debate and Opposition Commentary
Virginia legislators discuss federal civil rights funding and the bill’s constitutional risks. Opponents warn it destroys state voting control, expands federal powers, and jeopardizes property rights and jury trials. The commission concludes the bill is bad law despite good intentions.
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Commission
Great Hope March Urges Concrete Action for Racial Justice
Remarks from the City Commission on Human Rights note that March progress remains unproven. Segregation, job bias, and housing discrimination persist, with the ghetto facing ongoing inequality. Observers question whether the march will spur immediate community actions to end injustice.
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Commission On Human Rights of
Rights Talk Today by Rabbi Edward E Klein on Civil Rights
Rabbi Edward E Klein will discuss The Crisis of Civil Rights in Earl Hall at :00 p.m. He is a noted leader in the New York City civil rights movement. This meeting starts a lecture series on civil rights.
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Edward E. Klein
Earl Hall
Kiein
New York City
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