Published by

Workers Library Publishers, Inc., American, founded 1930

Subject of

Berry, A. W.

Patterson, William L., American, 1891 - 1980

Davis, Benjamin Jefferson Jr., American, 1903 - 1964

Haywood, Harry, American, 1898 - 1985

Winston, Henry, American, 1911 - 1986

Ford, James W., American, 1893 - 1957

Burroughs, Williana, American, 1882 - 1945

Patterson, Louise Thompson, American, 1901 - 1999

Herndon, Angelo Braxton, American, 1913 - 1997

Taylor, William

Careathers, Benjamin, American

White, Maude

Johnson, Manning R.

Holmes, Timothy

Moore, Richard B., Barbadian, 1893 - 1978

Work, Merrill

Communist Party of the United States of America, American, founded 1919

Medium

ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W: 7 5/16 x 5 1/8 in. (18.5 x 13 cm)

Type

pamphlets

Date

1937

Description

A pamphlet titled: [The Road to Liberation for the Negro People]. The front cover consists of black print on yellowed paper. At top, there is a drawing of two men walking a path up a hill towards the sun. The title and a list of communist party leaders fills the rest of the cover. [1¢] is printed in the bottom right corner. The interior has fifteen pages of text and a tear away section to fill out and join the Communist Party. The back cover has a subscription form for the Daily Worker.

Topic

African American

Civil rights

Mass media

Political organizations

Politics (Practical)

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the family of Dr. Maurice Jackson and Laura Ginsburg

Object number

2010.55.24

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification

Documents and Published Materials-Published Works

Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Published by

Workers Library Publishers, Inc., American, founded 1930

Written by

Bassett, Theodore

Berry, A. W.

Briggs, Cyril, Nevisian, 1888 - 1966

Ford, James W., American, 1893 - 1957

Haywood, Harry, American, 1898 - 1985

Subject of

Harlem Section of the Communist Party, American

Medium

ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W: 7 11/16 x 5 1/8 in. (19.5 x 13 cm)

Type

pamphlets

Place depicted

Japan, Asia

China, Asia

Rome, Italy, Europe

Berlin, Germany, Europe

Date

1938

Description

A pamphlet produced by members of the Harlem Communist Party. The pamphlet is black print on yellowed paper. The front cover features the title: [Is / Japan / the / Champion / of the / Colored / Races?] and a drawing of a military aircraft dropping bombs. The bottom has a black border that contains the text: [The Negro's Stake in Democracy / 5¢ / Issued By The Negro Commission National Committee C.P. U.S.A.] The interior has eight articles totaling forty-seven pages. The back cover is an advertisement for the book [Negro Liberation].

Topic

African American

International affairs

Mass media

Political organizations

Politics (Practical)

Professional organizations

World War II

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the family of Dr. Maurice Jackson and Laura Ginsburg

Object number

2010.55.9

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification

Documents and Published Materials-Published Works

Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture