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NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 14, 1949 

* Smith Act trials of Communist Party leaders
* Socialists - socialism - guilty verdict coming

The top of the front page has heads on the Smith Act trials of… more

NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 15, 1949 

* Smith Act trials of Communist Party leaders
* Socialists - socialism - guilty verdict (1st report)

The top of the front page has five column headline on the… more

THE FIREBRAND, Portland, Oregon, Feb. 21, 1897  A fascinating newspaper with their motto just under the title: "For the Burning Away of the Cobwebs of Ignorance and Superstition." and the dateline… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 15, 1966  Page 45 carries a four-column headline "Chamberlain Gets 20,884th Point for a Record" with column headline "N.B. MARK FALLS AS 76ERS TRIUMPH" and subhead… more

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., May 2, 1929

* Bloody Mayday Berlin 1929 - riots
* Communist Party of Germany (KPD)
* Red Combatant's League (RFD)

The top of the front page has a three column… more

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. March 28, 1956 

* "Daily Worker" Communist publication raided by IRS
* Assault on the First Amendment ? - Cold War era 

The top of the front page has a five column… more

DAILY WORLD, New York, NY, 1972. An unusual communist-styled newspaper from New York City with much content against the Nixon administration and American policies in general. Note that the photo is… more

BOSTON EVENING TRANSCRIPT, August 8, 1848  The front page has an early Communist oath under the heading: "THE OATH OF THE COMMUNISTS." See image for details. Other news of the day with period… more

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 16, 1878  Full front page Nast illus. of "Always Killing the Goose that Lays the Golden Egg."
Inside is a 1/2 pg. illus. of "Mr. H. M. Stanley's Anglo-American… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 8, 1948 

* Communism complete in Czechoslovakia 
* Eduard Benes 

This 52 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Benes Resigns in Prague;… more

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Sept. 16, 1871  Front 1.4 pg. portrait of "Alice A. Bowlsby." Also, a 1/3 pg. illus. of "The Town of St. Thomas, Nearly Destroyed by a Hurricane, August 21, 1871." Inside… more

HARPER'S WEEKLY May 27, 1871 Front 1/2 pg. illus. pertaining to "Farm Ballads." Inside: A full pg. illus. of "The National Assembly at Versailles." Dblpgctrfld. of "The Civil War in France-Bringing… more

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 31, 1879  Front full pg. Nast illus. of "Another Step Toward Civilization." Inside is a 1/2 pg. illus. of "The Sunset Hour." 1/2 pg. illus. of "Village Scene in South… more

An interesting set of five PRAVADA newspapers from the Soviet Union from the tumultuous year of 1991, specifically issues dated August 19, 20, 21, 22, and 23, all relating to the coup with the… more

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. April 4, 1961

* "White Paper" statement
* Fidel Castro's Cuba
* Communist ties 

The top of the front page, above the masthead has a banner headline: "U.S. Urges… more

DAILY WORKER, New York, Feb. 19, 1956

* During Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott
* Rare "Negro Freedom Edition" with MLK 

This publication, The Worker, represents the official voice and ideological

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Dec. 19, 1948

* Nanking - Nanjing, China crisis - Civil War
* Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalist government
* Communist People’s Liberation Army (PLA)

The top of the front… more

THE WORKER, New York, March 4, 1956

* Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott
* Civil Rights movement leaders arrested 
* Martin Luther King Jr. - African Americans

This publication, The Worker,… more

THE DETROIT NEWS, Jan. 22, 1949

* Fall of Peiping - modern day Beijing
* Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek
* Flees Nanking for Fenghua, Ningbo
* Republic of China (ROC) leader
* The Chinese… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, August 28, 1949 (sections 1-4, 9-10)

* Peekskill New York riots
* Paul Robeson - activist
* anti-communist demonstration

The front page has a one column… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 22, 1939

* Howard Rushmore - Daily Worker communist
* "Gone With the Wind" movie film controversy

The front page has a two column heading: "Daily Worker Critic Forced… more

PEOPLE'S DAILY, Peking (Beijing), China, Sept., 10, 1976

* People's Republic of China founder
* Mao Zedong death (1st report)
* Best publication to be had ? (rare)

 This is likely the most… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 2, 1948

* Aerial bombing of Mukden (Shenyang), China
* People's Liberation Army - Liaoshen Campaign
* Communists vs. Nationalists - Civil War

The top of the front… more

DAILY WORKER, New York, Feb. 24, 1956

* Martin Luther King Jr. arrested
* Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott
* Ralph Abernathy & other key figures

This publication, The Worker, represents the official

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 23, 1947  

* Hollywood under scruntiy 
* Congress inquiry
* Communists - Reds scare ? 

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "FILM MEN ADMIT… more

DAILY WORLD, New York, July 16, 1969

* Apollo 11 spaceflight takeoff - crew photo
* Neil Armstrong - Buzz Aldrin - Michael Collins

This publication, The World, represents the official voice and

FREEDOM, A Journal Of Anarchist Communism, London, November, 1914  Freedom is a London-based anarchist news publication. It is the world's oldest surviving anarchist publication, still existing… more

THE DETROIT NEWS, from Detroit, Michigan, dated February 16, 1954.

* 6 Found Guilty
* Michigan Communist

The large, bold banner headline reads "6 REDS GUILTY!" with a sub column headline of "Jury… more

DAILY WORKER, New York, Feb. 20, 1956

* Dr. Thomas H. Brewer assassination 
* Columbus, Georgia NAACP chapter leader
* Martin Luther King Jr.'s lawyer indicted 
* Southern civil rights movement events  

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DAILY WORKER, New York, Feb. 16, 1956

* Civil Rights Movement 
* Securing the right to vote
* NAACP leader Roy Wilkins

This publication, The Worker, represents the official voice and ideological

DAILY WORKER, New York, Feb. 16, 1956

* Civil Rights Movement 
* Securing the right to vote
* NAACP leader Roy Wilkins

This publication, The Worker, represents the official voice and ideological

DAILY WORLD, New York, Aug. 21, 1969

* Bobby Seale captured by the FBI
* Black Panther Party co-founder
* African American revolutionary 
* "Black Power" movement 

This publication, The World, represents

DAILY WORLD, New York, May 16, 1969

* Anti-Vietnam War protest and crisis 
* University of California, Berkeley students 
* "People's Park Riots" & military occupation 

This publication, The World,

DAILY WORKER, New York, Feb. 16, 1956

* Negro fugitive Clarence Crenshaw case
* re. Southern penal system brutality 
* Governor Averell Harriman refuses extradition 
* Era of the Civil Rights Movement

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 11, 1934

* Marinus Van Der Lubbe is guilty
* Reichstag fire suspect... executed by guillotine

This 42 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page… more

DAILY WORKER, New York, Feb. 22, 1956

* Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott
* Negroes hold meeting to continue 
* Ralph Abernathy & other key figures

This publication, The Worker, represents the official

SUN-TIMES, Chicago, Oct. 6, 1983

* Lech Walesa wins Nobel Peace Prize
* Poland's Solidarity movement leader
* Future president of the Polish people 

The top of page 5 has a heading: "Walesa… more

DAILY WORKER, New York, Feb. 27, 1956

* Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott
* Civil Rights movement leaders arrested 
* Reverend Adam Clayton Powell speaks out 

This publication, The Worker, represents the

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, September 12, 1971

* Nikita Khrushchev's death report...
* Former Prime Minister of the Soviet Union
* Leader of the Communist Party

The front page has a banner headline: "… more

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, February 26, 1948 

* Communists take over Czechoslovakia 
* Czechoslovak coup d'etat
* Soviet Union - Russia

The front page has a one column heading: "Czech Police Open Fire on… more

DAILY WORKER, New York, March 20, 1956 

* Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott trial
* Only 3 of 93 Negro leaders have charges dropped
* Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr.

The top of the front page… more

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Sept. 21, 1875  

* Early description of Yosemite Valley

Page 7 has 1 1/2 columns taken up with a great and very descriptive article headed: "WONDERS OF THE FAR WEST" "The Yosemite… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 11, 1976 

* Dalton Trumbo death (1st report)
* Hollywood screenwriter & novelist
* Blacklisted in 1947 for communist views
* Best title to be had ?

The bottom of… more

DAILY WORLD, New York City, June 17, 1971

* Pentagon Papers 1st made public
* Vietnam War - Lyndon Johnson
* Angela Davis in jail for gun violations

An uncommon title, being a tabloid-size… more

DAILY WORKER, New York, February 9, 1956

* University of Alabama breaks the color barrier
* Autherine Lucy becoming 1st black student to enroll

The front page has a nice headline "World Backs… more

TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Mass., May 8, 1954

* Battle of Dien Bien Phu ends
* First Indochina War - Vietnam
* Viet Minh communist revolutionaries

The top of the front page has a four column headline: "Dien… more

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Aug. 10, 1931

* Prussian Landtag referendum fails
* Nazi & Communist parties - party
* Berlin, Germany riots

The front page has a banner headline: "ROUT BERLIN REDS;… more

DETROIT FREE PRESS, Oct. 31, 1965

* Pro-Vietnam War march in NYC
* Support of American troops 

During the Vietnam War, much had been reported on the protests against U.S. action there. Here… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Nov. 4, 1979

* Anti-Ku Klux Klan - KKK rally
* Greensboro, North Carolina massacre
* American Nazi Party & (CWP)
* Demonstrators shot and killed 

The front page has a two… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, April 16, 1998

* Pol Pot death (1st report)
* Dictator of Cambodia
* Communist Party
* Cambodian genocide

The front page has a two column heading: "Pol Pot, Khmer Rouge… more