Joint Amnesty Committee Collected Records
Dates
- 1922-1923
Biographical / Historical
The Joint Amnesty Committee was composed of the Washington committee and delegates from the American Civil Liberties Union, the Pennsylvania Committee for Political Prisoners, and the Maryland Civil Liberties Committee. The Joint Amnesty Committee picketed in front of the White House to protest the imprisonment of 49 members of the Industrial Workers of the World and four other political prisoners, all of whom had exercised their Constitutionally guaranteed right of free speech in protesting United States involvement in World War I.
Extent
0.08 Linear Feet (1 linear in.)
Language
English
General Note
The Swarthmore College Peace Collection is not the official repository for the records of this organization.
- American Civil Liberties Union
- Amnesty -- United States -- History -- Sources
- Joint Amnesty Committee
- Joint Amnesty Committee
- Maryland Civil Liberties Committee
- Pennsylvania Committee for Political Prisoners
- Political prisoners -- United States -- History -- Sources
- World War, 1914-1918 -- United States -- Protest movements -- History -- Sources
- Description rules
- Archives, Personal Papers, And Manuscripts (Appm)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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