Call to the U.S. Congress Against War - Labor Day Week-End, September 1-4, 1933, New York City

New York: National Organizing Committee, U.S. Congress Against War, 1933. In 1933, writers Sherwood Anderson, Theodore Dreiser and Upton Sinclair called for a united front against war, which was organized as the U.S. Congress Against War and held from Sept. 29-Oct. 1 in NYC (apparently changed from the date listed on the front cover). The most significant result of the congress was the birth of the American League Against War & Fascism (later, The American League for Peace and Democracy), a Communist Front organization that lasted until 1939.

The internal pages feature the purpose behind organizing the congress and a lengthy list of supporting organizations and individuals. The rear cover features five steps toward starting local activity in preparation for the Congress, the protocol on the election of delegates, and a cut away delegate’s credential form.

Folded sheet (10 ¾” x 8 ”), light wear. Not found by us in OCLC, but we note a copy at the Univ. of Pittsburgh. Item #9827

Price: $225.00