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Circular letter from National Union of Marine Cooks and Stewards to W. E. B. Du Bois

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National Union of Marine Cooks and Stewards Johnson, Joe

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Signed Joe Johnson, Secretary-Treasurer; describing the "bitter struggle" the Union has fought during the past two years; providing a thorough account of its origins and implications; providing a partial list of "just a few of the things they refer to when they talk about 'Negroism'"; and urging recipients to urge Attorney General Brownwell to drop the charges against Brother Bryson.
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  1. Anti Communist Movements

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