1972 and Beyond... Help Build the Socialist Alternative. Come to the Young Socialist National Convention Poster

New York, Young Socialist Alliance, Publisher, 1972. Unbound. Single sheet folded into 8 1/2 by 11 inches, measuring 17 by 22 inches when unfolded. Printed on both sides. A poster and advertisement for the Young Socialist National Convention to be held in Cleveland in November of 1972. One side features a large photo of the young people gathered in a demonstration or something similar, with the reverse containing information about the Young Socialist Alliance, what their ideals are and what their goals are. The Young Socialist Alliance was a youth group that was part of the socialist Workers Party, and that was active from 1960 to 1992. VERY GOOD condition. minor toning, wrinkling and edgewear. Very Good .

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Book number: 018807

Catalogue: Radical Studies

Keywords: Noisbn Communism, Socialism, Marxism Posters Social Movements

Anti-War Pinback with White Dove in Front of a Raised Red Fist

New York, Larry Fox, Publisher and Artist. Unbound. no date, perhaps 1969. 2 ¼ inches in diameter. Stickpin style back. A pinback perhaps issued for a large anti-war demonstration in Washington in 1969, using the raised fist and white dove imagery. Created by Larry Fox, creator of many other pinbacks. GOOD condition. Moderate faint staining/browning to the face. Reverse a bit rusted. Good .

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Book number: 018430

Catalogue: Radical Studies

Keywords: Noisbn Pinbacks Social Movements

Central Committee for Conscientious Objectors (Ccco) Collection of Promotional Material and Pamphlets

CCCO, Publisher. Unbound. Central Committee for Conscientious Objectors (CCCO) Collection of Promotional Material and Pamphlets. CCCO, Publisher. Places and dates vary, ranging from the late 1970s to the late 1980s. Includes 4 pamphlets/brochures (plus duplicates of each); 5 copies of a newsletter type piece, Learning the Hard Way, published in February, 1988 and spanning 6 pages; 4 copies of An Interview with a veteran, another 4 page newsletter style piece; 4 copies of A Marine's Story, being a single broadsheet printed on both sides; 2 copies of The Draft How it Works, set up pamphlet style on 8 ½ by 11 sheets of paper, 10 leaves, printed on single sides only; a single sheet, 8 ½ by 11 inches, Saying No to War. The various items discuss things to consider before joining the military, as well as explaining what the CCCO does, what a conscientious objector is, and discussing antiwar talking points. The CCCO was formed in 1948 as an organization supporting activists and secular people who resisted war, as well as those who voluntarily enlisted but wanted to be discharged. The organization ceased activity in 2011. All items in GOOD or better condition, with minor scattered soiling and creasing to the corners of some pieces. Good .

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Book number: 019633

Catalogue: Radical Studies

Keywords: Noisbn Social Movements

A Cobra Has Grown Slowly Through the People's Struggle [-] Symbionese Liberation Army Poster

No Place, People's Art Service, Symbionese Liberation Army, Publisher. Unbound. No place or date, presumed circa 1973-1975. Yellow paper stock. 17 ½ by 22 ½ inches. A poster issued by the Symbionese Liberation Army, featuring it's seven headed cobra logo and the words, "A cobra has grown slowly through the people's struggle coiled in our minds/bodies poised to strike [.] Let us aim with clear precision to plant our venom at the core with the beauty of our rising new changes being born." SLA present in the tail of the cobra. Each head bears a word from Swahili, each representing a principle of Kwanzaa. The Symbionese Liberation Army was a far left "organization" in the United States that carried out a variety of robberies, murders and terrorist acts. Perhaps inspired by other leftist groups such as Venceramos, the SLA adhered to a confusing mix of principles and ideals that alienated those on the left and right. The group was responsible for the assassination of Oakland School Superintendent Marcus Foster, but was perhaps best known for the kidnapping of Patty Hearst. Hearst adopted the name Tania and participated in bank robberies with other members of the SLA, but asserted she was drugged and brainwashed by the group. Other members were either killed in shootouts with police, incarcerated or lived lives on the run (eventually being caught). GOOD+ condition. Minor bumping, creasing and wrinkling along the extremities, as well as a few tiny tears. Stored rolled, thus curled. Good .

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Book number: 021881

Catalogue: Radical Studies

Keywords: Noisbn Counterculture Posters

Debate: Whose Life? Abortion Debate Leaflet/Flier

No Place, B.U. Women's Abortion Action, presumed Publisher, 1971. Unbound. No place or date, 1971. Single sheet, blue paper stock. 8 ½ by 11 inches. Large hand drawn image of a pregnant woman. A leaflet advertising a debate between Dr. Barbara Roberts of the Women's National Abortion Coalition and Dr. Mildred F. Jefferson of the Value of Life Committee. Barbara Roberts was part of the Women's National Action Coalition, which was formed in 1971 and disbanded in 1973. The group advocated for abortion rights and birth control. Dr. Mildred F. Jefferson was a prominent anti-abortion activist, including serving as president of the National Right to Life Committee. GOOD condition. Poor printing quality, resulting in some text being rather faded. Minor wrinkling and toning. Good .

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Book number: 018476

Catalogue: Radical Studies

Keywords: Noisbn Fliers Social Movements

Destroy Racist Oppression Demonstrate at the Atlantic Monthly Offices/Fight Richard Herrnstein's Iq Class System Event Handbill/Flier

Boston, B.U. SDS, Publisher. Unbound. no date, presumed early 1970s. Single sheet, 8 ½ by 11 inches. Yellow paper stock. Printed on both sides. A handbill for a demonstration at the Atlantic Monthly offices, protesting a then recent article written by Richard Herrnstein, that according to the flier, used unresearched testimony to assert that IQ and genes puts one into their financial/social status. The BU SDS demanded that all remaining copies of the September issue of the Atlantic Monthly be taken back, a direct rebuttal printed, and Richard Herrnstein fired from Harvard. VERY GOOD condition. Minor wrinkling, fading and toning. Very Good .

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Book number: 018631

Catalogue: Radical Studies

Keywords: Noisbn Fliers Social Movements

Frelimo Vencera. Estudar, Produzir, Combater. Liberation Support Movement Pinback

Vancouver, BC, Liberation Support Movement, Creator, 1972. Unbound. 1 3/8 inches in diameter. Safety pin style back. A pinback issued by the Liberation Support Movement "at the request of Jorge Rebelo for use in a FRELIMO campaign in the liberated areas of Mozambique," (see African Activist Archives for previous information). It was produced in 1972. The text roughly translates to Frelimo will win, study, produce, fight, with the image depicting an African male and female with rifles slung on their backs. The Liberation Support Movement was founded in 1969 in Vancouver, BC, and worked to support a variety of liberation movements in Africa, the Middle East and beyond. It disbanded in 1982. VERY GOOD+ condition with a hint of wear. Old price in marker on the reverse. Very Good .

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Book number: 021110

Catalogue: Radical Studies

Keywords: Noisbn Pinbacks Social Movements

In Memory of George Jackson Anti-Repression Rally. Free All Political Prisoners! Flier/Handbill

No Place, No publisher. Unbound. No publisher, place or date. (Miami Convention Coalition, Miami, 1972). Single sheet, 8 ½ by 11 inches. Printed on a single side only, with a large photo of George Jackson. A handbill promoting a rally being held at the start of the Republican National Convention in Miami in 1972. The event was held in memory of activist George Jackson who had been killed while attempting to escape from prison in August of 1971. Bobby Seale of the Black Panther Party, Jackson's lawyer John Thorne, Louis Kammack and Sean Keane were all scheduled to speak. Topics included political repression, police brutality, underemployment, substandard housing, inadequate care for the poor, etc. The rally was sponsored by the Malcolm X United Liberation Front, SCLC, Miami Conventions Coalition and Vietnam Veterans Against the War. GOOD condition. Horizontal and vertical fold creases present. General toning, some faint staining and soiling present. General wrinkling to the piece. "Rides Need" in large magenta felt tip marker on the back. Good .

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Book number: 018449

Catalogue: Radical Studies

Keywords: Noisbn Fliers Social Movements

Kwame Nkrumah Pinback

No Place, No Producer. Unbound. 1 ½ inches in diameter. Safety pin style back. A pinback honoring Kwame Nkrumah, a politician, revolutionary and one time leader of the Gold Coast, and later, Ghana. Featuring his image against a red, yellow, green backdrop. It's possible this was non-commercial creation, but we could not establish one way or another. NEAR FINE condition. Perhaps a hint of fading. Near Fine .

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Book number: 021109

Catalogue: Radical Studies

Keywords: Noisbn Pinbacks Black Studies Social Movements

Militant Labor Forum. Bangla Desh. Revolution in East Pakistan Event Handbill/Flier

Boston, Militant Labor Forum, Publisher. Unbound. no date, presumed early to mid 1970s. Single sheet, 8 ½ by 11 inches. A flier for a speaking event raising awareness of events in Bangla Desh, featuring Mansur Habib, a student from East Pakistan active in the Bangla Desh defense (from the flier). The event was held on September 24, unclear which year. Words are printed on a background of presumably Bangladeshi people. GOOD condition. Minor toning and soiling. Some curling and creasing at the corners. Good .

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Book number: 021168

Catalogue: Radical Studies

Keywords: Noisbn Fliers Social Movements

Patriot Party Pinback

No Place, Patriot Party, Producer. Unbound. No place or date, presumed early 1970s. 1 ¾ inches in diameter. Safety pin style back. Black background with white lettering and an illustration of two hands in shackles. A pinback promoting the Patriot Party, a short lived socialist organization founded in 1970 after a split with the Young Patriots Party. The Patriot Party sought to organize poor white youth in the Appalachia South and Northwest, among other locations, with the hope of demonstrating that capitalism led to their situation, and that they may abandon racist views and unite with other organizations against the US government. The Patriot Party implemented many of the same social programs that the Black Panther Party did. It disbanded by the mid 1970s after intense pressure from the FBI. VERY GOOD+ condition. Minor toning to the face. Some tarnishing to the reverse. Very Good .

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Book number: 021804

Catalogue: Radical Studies

Keywords: Noisbn Pinbacks Social Movements

Professor Morris J. Lansky Defense Fund Contribution Letter

No Place, No publisher. Unbound. No publisher, place or date. Perhaps Arizona, late 1970, early 1971. Three sheets, 8 ½ by 11 inches, with two stapled at the upper left corner. Dark yellow stock. Printed on single sides only. A letter explaining the plight of Professor Morris J. Lansky, accompanied by a short biography page. The letter details his struggles with Arizona State University after he addressed students at an anti-racism rally. The Arizona State Board of Regents brought charges against him, which after a public hearing, were dismissed. Despite this, he was dismissed from ASU in June of 1970. He was then declined for a temporary position in California due to this interaction. Various suits were brought against ASU and California. The letter sought to establish a "Committee of 1000," to raise $1000 for his legal expenses. Morris J. Lansky was a professor and was one of the first citizens to use the Freedom of Information Act to discover that he was subjected to the FBI's COINTELPRO, revealing he had been subject to illegal wiretaps and surveillance. VERY GOOD condition. Vertical fold creases present. Minor wrinkling. Very Good .

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Book number: 019141

Catalogue: Radical Studies

Keywords: Noisbn Social Movements

Public Protest Meeting. The South Philadelphia Young Socialist League... Monday December 22, 1913. Handbill/Flier

Philadelphia, Reliance Printing, 1913. Unbound. Single sheet, 5 ½"x 9". A call to a protest meeting against the police abuse of people taking part in the Cloak-Makers strike in Philadelphia, as well as against the machinist strike in Erie, PA and the Miners Strike in Calumet, MI and Colorado. Held by the South Philadelphia Young Socialist League, a group not affiliated with the British organization of the same name. GOOD condition. Edges have minor chipping and loss. Faint horizontal fold crease present. Paper rather browned. Good .

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Book number: 018543

Catalogue: Radical Studies

Keywords: Noisbn Communism, Socialism, Marxism Social Movements

The Ramparts Wall Poster. Poster Two, Edition One. Sunday, August 25th, 1968

No Place, Ramparts Magazine, Publisher, 1968. Unbound. Single newsprint sheet, roughly 22 ¾ by 34 inches. Folded, as issued, into an 8 ½ by 11 inch size, presumably to be inserted in issues of Ramparts Magazine. Issued to provide coverage of the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago. This issue with a large photo of a Black soldier, along with a small map of the area in which protests in Chicago were to happen. Front page discusses the refusal of Black GIs to serve a riot control in Chicago, with 43 held in a stockade. Reverse gives news briefs, firsthand accounts of protesting, etc. GOOD+ condition. Mostly minor general toning, a bit heavier along the folds. Good .

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Book number: 018788

Catalogue: Radical Studies

Keywords: Noisbn Posters Social Movements

Rotc Is Alive and Well at Harvard Handbill, Event Flier

Cambridge, SDS, Publisher, 1969. Unbound. Single sheet, legal sized. Printed on both sides. A lengthy statement issued by the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), outlining the power behind the ROTC at Harvard, mainly the Corporation, and illustrating the Corporation's ties with capitalist policies leading to imperialism in Vietnam. They quote one former Harvard graduate, Samuel P. Huntington, as saying the war in Vietnam is a process of urbanization. The SDS asserts that despite the passage the SFAC resolution, the ROTC will remain at Harvard, and announces a February meeting. GOOD condition. Horizontal fold crease present. Moderate browning along the left edge. A few minor chips and creases along the extremities. Good .

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Book number: 020192

Catalogue: Radical Studies

Keywords: Noisbn Fliers Social Movements