{"value"=>"<p>Subseries documents Guinier's electoral bid for the Manhattan Borough Presidency in 1949, and his subsequent organizing efforts on behalf of local ALP campaigns involving black candidates. His 1949 campaign focused on two major themes: the need for black representation on the Board of Estimate and the problem of police brutality against the black community. Correspondence in this subseries includes Guinier's letters to various newspapers and publishers, and letters of support from Paul Robeson, the Progressive Irish-American Association, and the United Office and Professional Workers of America. Also included are invitations to speak at various candidates forum organized by the League of Women Voters, the Club Obrero Español and the American Veterans Committee; financial data on the Robert Wagner campaign for the same office, and letters relating to councilman Eugene Conally's contestation of Guinier's nomination as ALP candidate. Other 1949 campaign materials include press releases, fact sheets, statements from Vito Marcantonio, Guinier and other ALP officials, Guinier's schedule of appointments during the campaign, an official tally of votes for the six assembly districts in Manhattan, and printed matter. Campaign materials for W. E. B. DuBois's bid for the U. S. Senate in 1950 include several interviews and statements to the press. Comparable files exist also for Hugh Mulzac's campaign for the Queens Borough presidency in 1951 and for Julius Archibald's campaign for State Senator in 1952. Materials for the 1953 Manhattan Borough presidency and New York mayoral elections often refer to the Harlem Affairs Committee at a time when Guinier was working with both organizations.</p>"}