Making of Modern Law: American Civil Liberties Union Papers Part 1, 1912-1990 Digital Archive
This collection includes legal briefs, depositions, affidavits, court transcripts, and correspondence relating to the ACLU’s involvement in several major political events of the 20th century, such as the Vietnam War and the Civil Rights Movement.
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This important collection of papers spans the majority of the twentieth century, from 1912 to 1990. The files cover numerous topics that resonate for contemporary research, including the first “Red Scare”, debates in the 1920s on immigration, the American Birth Control League, lynchings in the 1930s, the Vietnam War, and the Civil Rights Movement.
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The Making of Modern LawReading Level: 1301L—+
Product Type: Primary Sources
Content Types: Newspapers
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