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Protest and social movements

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Name Authority File

Found in 85 Collections and/or Records:

Action Central , 1968-1978

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Identifier: B093.01.0005.0014
Abstract

Miscellaneous materials related to Action Central, part of the Union of Councils for Soviet Jews.

Dates: 1968-1978

Adopt a Prisoner, 1968-1978

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Identifier: B093.01.0005.0005
Abstract

Information on particular groups or classes of prisoners and dissenters. The Union of Councils for Soviet Jews. The Union created massive lists of Refuseniks and political prisoners in the Soviet Union (Prisoners of Conscience)." The Union set up action committees in cities across the U.S. and began the "Adopt a Prisoner" program. The Colorado Committee was a member of the Union of Councils.

Dates: 1968-1978

Arie Taylor for Colorado Reflections

 Item
Identifier: couda-taylor
Abstract Originally from Ohio Arie Taylor moved to Colorado in 1958. Taylor reflects on her time in the Air Force and encountering segregation and discrimination. The first Black woman legislator in Colorado, Taylor discusses her reasons for getting involved in politics, particularly her experiences as a Black woman and her encounters with racism. Discusses racial tensions in Denver in July of 1968, which resulted in protests and community clashes with police and Arie Taylor's arrest. Taylor reflects...
Dates: Date Not Yet Determined

Assorted Biographies, 1968-1978

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Identifier: B093.01.0004.0041
Abstract

Assorted biographies on different people in the Soviet Jewry movement.

Dates: 1968-1978

Assorted People, 1968-1978

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Identifier: B093.01.0004.0040
Abstract

Various materials and letters related to different people in the Soviet Jewry movement.

Dates: 1968-1978

Bay Area Council on Soviet Jewry, 1968-1978

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Identifier: B093.01.0001.0010
Abstract

Various materials related to the Bay Area Council in Soviet Jewry, located in San Francisco. The Bay Area Council was one of the largest and most active local grassroots organizations in the American Soviet Jewry movement. It was a founding member of the Union of Councils for Soviet Jews.

Dates: 1968-1978

Bay Area Council on Soviet Jewry - San Francisco, 1968-1978

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Identifier: B093.01.0001.0009
Abstract

Various materials related to the Bay Area Council in Soviet Jewry, located in San Francisco. The Bay Area Council was one of the largest and most active local grassroots organizations in the American Soviet Jewry movement. It was a founding member of the Union of Councils for Soviet Jews.

Dates: 1968-1978

Board of Deputies of British Jews, 1968-1978

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Identifier: B093.01.0001.0011
Abstract

Various materials: correspondence and newsletters related to the Board of Deputies of British Jews.

Dates: 1968-1978

Box 1, 1968-1978

 File — Box B093.01.0001: Series B093.01 [Barcode: U186020739263]
Identifier: B093.01.0001
Abstract

(31) file folders include: Action Committee of Newcomers from Soviet Union; Anti-defamation League; Bay area council; Jews in the USSR; Multiple committee papers. The Union of Councils for Soviet Jews created massive lists of Refuseniks and political prisoners in the Soviet Union (Prisoners of Conscience)." The Union and set up action committees in cities across the U.S. and began the "Adopt a Prisoner" program.

Dates: 1968-1978

Box 5, 1968-1978

 File — Box B093.01.0005: Series B093.01 [Barcode: U186020739302]
Identifier: B093.01.0005
Abstract

(36) file folders include: Prisoners of Conscience; Student Struggle for Soviet Jewry; Congressional reports and legislation; General correspondence; Newspaper clippings. The Union of Councils for Soviet Jews. The Union created massive lists of Refuseniks and political prisoners in the Soviet Union (Prisoners of Conscience)." The Union set up action committees in cities across the U.S. and began the "Adopt a Prisoner" program. The Colorado Committee was a member of the Union of Councils.

Dates: 1968-1978