The American Liberty League (1934-1940) was an American political organization formed to oppose New Deal policies. Most of the organization’s members represented business and political elites. The group emphasized private property and individual liberties.
*To make this complex article more accessible, the transcription of Doc. 5 includes excerpts highlighting Thomas’s argument.
Transcription of Doc. 6: Commonwealth Fortnightly, 1934.
*Fortnightly was a student newspaper at Commonwealth College, a progressive pro-labor educational institution that operated near Mena, AR, from 1925 to 1940.
Transcription of Doc. 7: Second Ward News, 1935.
*Second Ward News was a Black newspaper published in Chicago.
*Plaindealer was a prominent Black newspaper published first in Topeka (1899-1931) and then in Kansas City, Kansas (1932-1960).
* The Chicago Defender (est. 1905) is one of the most influential African American newspapers in US history. It continues to be published online. The transcription above includes excerpts highlighting the central argument of the article to make the text more accessible.
*The Negro Star was a Black newspaper established by Hollie T. Sims in 1908 in Mississippi. In 1919, Sims moved the publication to Wichita, Kansas, where it operated until 1953.
* The Chicago Defender (est. 1905) is one of the most influential African American newspapers in US history. It continues to be published online. The transcription above includes excerpts highlighting the central argument of the article to make the text more accessible.