Protest and social movements

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

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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.

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...

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Assorted biographies on different people in the Soviet Jewry movement.

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

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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.

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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.

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

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(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.

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The papers of Professor Alan Gilbert including research materials, teaching materials, miscellaneous papers pertaining to talks and conferences, and correspondence. DU Special Collections and Archives does not anticipate receiving additional materials in this collection.