first edition Softcover
1940 · (New York
by (GATES, John), Henry Winston, Max Weiss and others
(New York: New Age Publishers), 1940. Softcover. Near Fine. First edition. 12mo. 76pp. Illustrated with a portrait of Max Weiss, new president of the Young Communist League. Wrappers lightly toned, trifle worn, else fine.
Contains the essay "Every Y.C.L. Member a Fighter for Negro Rights" by John Gates (formerly Solomon Regenstreif). Also includes "Build a Mass Youth Communist League" by African-American Marxist Civil Rights activist and eventual Chairman of the Communist Part U.S.A., Henry Winston. In his essay, Winston argues for "exposing the Roosevelt administration through agitation and propaganda" in order to "get the ear of the youth and rally them around our league."
The rear wrapper advertises the pamphlet *Jim Crow in Uniform* by Claudia Jones of the National Board of the Young Communist League. Also includes essays by Max Weiss, Bob Thompson, and Carl Ross, and a report of the Election Campaign Commission. Based on reports delivered to the National Council of the Young Communist League of the United States in May, 1940. (Inventory #: 150004)
Contains the essay "Every Y.C.L. Member a Fighter for Negro Rights" by John Gates (formerly Solomon Regenstreif). Also includes "Build a Mass Youth Communist League" by African-American Marxist Civil Rights activist and eventual Chairman of the Communist Part U.S.A., Henry Winston. In his essay, Winston argues for "exposing the Roosevelt administration through agitation and propaganda" in order to "get the ear of the youth and rally them around our league."
The rear wrapper advertises the pamphlet *Jim Crow in Uniform* by Claudia Jones of the National Board of the Young Communist League. Also includes essays by Max Weiss, Bob Thompson, and Carl Ross, and a report of the Election Campaign Commission. Based on reports delivered to the National Council of the Young Communist League of the United States in May, 1940. (Inventory #: 150004)