Young Socialist Alliance

Nixon Versus the Student Movement. The Administration's Assault on Campus Political Activity. A Young Socialist Truth Kit

New York, Young Socialist Alliance, Publisher. Wraps. no date, circa 1970. Printed wraps. 16 pp. including covers. A brief work highlighting the efforts of Nixon and his administration to undermine, discredit and criminalize actions by college students in the "movement." The work prints J. Edgar Hoover's pearl clutching essay fretting on the "Red University," as well as promotes the YSA. The Young Socialist Alliance was the Trotskyist youth group of the Socialist Workers Party. It held a large influence in student antiwar activities in the late 60s/early 70s, but declined as the 1970s wore on. GOOD+ condition. Small puncture to the piece near the lower center edge. Minor toning. Good .

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Book number: 019768

Catalogue: Radical Studies

Keywords: Noisbn Social Movements

UMWA (United Mine Workers of America)

From Harlan County to the National Coal Strike-We'Re Still Fighting for a Contract. Umwa Handbill/Flier

San Francisco, UMWA/Miners Strike Labor-Community Support Coalition. Unbound. no date, perhaps 1978. Single sheet, 8 ½ by 11 inches. Two columns, with the left being a photo depicting miners in cart like vehicles. A flier raising awareness for a February 24th rally (at Plumbers Hall in San Francisco) in support of coal miners, as well as raising awareness for the union. Presumably related to the Bituminous Coal Strike of 1977-78. While a contract was negotiated, it included unfavorable stipulations for the workers, including having to start paying for health care for the first time in 30 years. VERY GOOD condition. Light toning and wrinkling. Very Good .

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Book number: 017863

Catalogue: Radical Studies

Keywords: Noisbn Labor Fliers

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April 3. The Resistance Omega Pinback

No Place, No publisher. Unbound. No publisher, place or date. This may have originated in Boston in 1968, based on the date and provenance (original owner active in the antiwar/social movement scene in Boston in the 1960s). 1 ¼ inches in diameter. Stickpin style back. A pin using the Omega symbol used by anti-Vietnam War protester and members of the 1960s resistance. Presumed issued for a Resistance on the Boston Common on April 3rd, 1968, where activists gather to protest the war and advocate for social justice issues. GOOD+ condition. Minor toning and soiled. Rear rusted. Good .

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Book number: 018286

Catalogue: Radical Studies

Keywords: Noisbn Pinbacks Social Movements

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The Continental Walk for Social Justice and Disarmament Leaflet

New York, War Resisters League, Publisher, 1976. Unbound. Two single sheet and a brochure, all stapled together at the top left edge. Three pieces by the War Resisters League, highlighting their efforts to achieve peace and social justice through nonviolent (pacifist) means. The brochure discusses the 1976 WRL National Conference held from August 11-14, 1976. The letter solicits money for the organization while highlighting ongoing efforts of the WRL. The leaflet gives a stylized map of the Continental Walk for Social Justice and Disarmament, with a bomb transforming into a dove at the top. The reverse discusses ongoing work to achieve peace, criticizing the Left for its embrace of violence and its unwillingness to work with the Right. GOOD+ condition. Fold creases present. Minor wrinkling. 76 in ink within a blue ink circle on the letter. Good .