Box 2
Contains 137 Results:
They Uphold Your Rights, 1951
January 13, 1951. The 8 victims of persecution for their political beliefs are shown here as stemming the tide of repression and protecting the Bill of Rights for all of us. Repression, as a giant mass of water, looks to break down the Bill of Rights, which is supported by an arm whose sleeve reads, "The 8"
Not the Teachers Union Way, 1951
April 07, 1951. A gangster and a politician stand back to back. The gangster hands the politician money as the politician is saying "Not me" into a microphone.
A finger flips the voting lever under the choice Save our Schools
Drawings depicting issues facing teachers and teachers' unions including anti-Communist struggles, and issues of employment, pay, facilities, and government aid to schools.
In Protective Custody, 1951
October 06, 1951. A police officer stands over the tattered remains of the Bill of Rights while the Constitution looks on from its cell
A cap and gown, with a dollar sign, $, for a face stands under the quote, Reds, pinks, and near-pinks cant teach here. They dont have to come here if they dont want to. Thats my definition of academic freedom., 1900
Quote from President F. Schweitzer, Bloomfield College, NJ.
Its Later than you Think, 1950
March 25, 1950. A "reactionary 'vet'" in full uniform, representing mainly the American Legion, with money symbols on his patches, puts his arm around a bigot's shoulder, while the bigot sharpens his witch-hunting blade.
Achieve Unity by September!, 1951
June 23, 1951. A thumb-down hand reads, "United Teacher Organizations" while a man wearing a shirt reading "Threats, Coercion" pickets for more work and no pay. This is a dramatic call for united action by the different teacher organizations to achieve unity for their common goals by September against the enemies of education using threats and coercion to degrade the wages and condition of teachers.
Quiet! Board at Work, 1954
September 11, 1954. A man looks through a microscope at a dot on his desk, "RED" written next to it, while on a blackboard behind him, in big letters is written, "Overcrowding, low salaries, dilapidated buildings, inadequate supplies, delinquency, worn-out texts, reading defects, delayed entrance age.". While all these problems remain unattended to, the Board of Education is shown concentrating on the discovery of a "red."
A teacher tells a child before he can enroll in school, he must promise he is not a member of the Communist Party
Drawings depicting issues facing teachers and teachers' unions including anti-Communist struggles, and issues of employment, pay, facilities, and government aid to schools.
A hand of bones signs the name, Harvey Dexter White Lawrence Duggan Minnie Lutride
Drawings depicting issues facing teachers and teachers' unions including anti-Communist struggles, and issues of employment, pay, facilities, and government aid to schools.