{"value"=>"<p>The Personal series includes biographical information and copies of Wilkerson's Master's thesis and Ph.D. dissertation. Material related to his membership and association with the Communist Party includes his testimony pertaining to the Smith Act in 1952, during which he provided testimony about his own participation in the affairs and activities of the Communist Party. Other documents related to Wilkerson's Communist affiliation concern his appearance before the U.S. Senate's Jenner Committee (the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee) in 1953; his resignation from the Communist Party in 1957; and a statement presented to the House on Un-American Activities (HUAC) in 1958. There are also FBI reports on Wilkerson, obtained through the Freedom of Information Act. Of interest is a 1983 interview about Paul Robeson conducted by Martin Duberman for his biography on Robeson.</p>"}