"Not Guilty!": The Case of Claude Lightfoot
New York: New Century Publishers, 1955. First edition. A speech by the prominent black Communist Claude Lightfoot delivered while he was appealing his conviction under the Smith Act for membership in the Communist Party. Lightfoot describes the reactionary forces threatened by the Negro struggle for equality and the Communist Party’s struggle for socialism. Lightfoot’s conviction was not overturned until 1961 after his case was taken to the Supreme Court.
Stapled, photo-illustrated wrappers (7 ½” x 5”), 15 p. Small stain to the top corner inside the front wrapper, else a near fine copy. Item #13532
Price: $50.00
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