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Why a Crispus Attucks Contingent?
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection Misc Print Collection box 4 no 19
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Demonstrations--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- Demonstrations.
- Labor movement--United States--History--20th century.
- Labor movement.
- Working class--Political activity--United States.
- Working class.
- Working class--Civil rights--United States.
- American Revolution Bicentennial, 1976.
- United States--Politics and government--1974-1977.
- United States.
- Attucks, Crispus, -1770.
- Attucks, Crispus.
- Politics and government.
- Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- Genre:
- Fliers (printed matter)
- Fliers (Ephemera)
- Ephemera.
- Physical Description:
- 1 sheet ([1] page) ; 35 x 21.5 cm
- Place of Publication:
- [Philadelphia] : [Crispus Attucks Contingent], [1976]
- Notes:
- Leaflet distributed at a Bicentennial demonstration in Philadelphia calling on marchers to join the Contingent and its call for Puerto Rican independence, abolition of the CIA, and alliance between labor and oppressed nationalities.
- Text reads, in part, "It is fitting that thousands should demonstrate in Philadelphia today. The orgy of Bicentennial patriotism perpetuated by the Ford administration, the Congress and the large monopoly corporations is an affront to the dignity of the working class and the oppressed nationalities in this country. ... Racism, sexism and the intense exploitation of the working class are part of the basic social fabric of U.S. monopoly capitalism. They can only be ended by the revolutionary overthrow of this system. ... Under the last demand calling for a Bicentennial Without Colonies, we have added Independence for Puerto Rico, U.S. out of Southern Africa, no support for Zionist aggression, Reparations for Vietnam, massive cutbacks in military spending, an end to military aid to fascist dictatorships, and finally the abolition of the CIA."
- Local Notes:
- Kislak Center copy purchased for the Penn Libraries in 2020 from D. Anthem, Bookseller.
- OCLC:
- 1199072621
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