{"value"=>"<p>These scrapbooks (1923-1941) are about African American participation in the Communist party and contain ephemera and clippings from a variety of African American and mainstream newspapers. Earlier articles in these scrapbooks are critical of African Americans' support of the Communist party, but ease off as time passes. There is significant coverage of the arrest, conviction, appeal, and release of labor organizer Angelo Herndon, accused of insurrection, as well as activist and community organizer James W. Ford's vice presidential candidacies and speaking tours. Other topics include communism in Harlem, House Un-American Activities hearings, fair hiring practices, the National Textile Workers Union, the rights allowed to African Americans through the Communist party, segregation of draftees, the Loray Mill strike and murder trial, and plans for the development of an independent African American republic.</p>"}
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{"value"=>"<p>For information on Angelo Herndon's death, see the scrapbook entitled Georgia (Sc Micro R-707 r. 5).</p>"}