First edition. Fund-raising flyer. Broadside. Single sheet, glossy tan paper, printed in brown printed on recto and verso, measuring 4" by 9" illustrated on recto with half-tone photograph, captioned: "George Novack, Nat'l CRDC Sec'y and Warren K. Billings in San Francisco".Folded twice for mailing, else a fine copy. Billings "was framed with Tom Mooney in 1916, spent 23 years in San Quentin prison. Billings, Mooney. were accused of responsibility for an explosion which killed ten spectators during the 1916 preparedness parade' in San Francisco. Since his release, Billings has devoted his time to fighting for the freedom of other labor prisoners. He is a member of the. Civil Rights Defense Committee and in the forefront of the fight to free the 18." [from introductory statement of this publication, published by James T. Farrell, as Chairman of the Civil Rights Defense Committee, in 1944]. Not seen by bibliographer, *A Bibliography of James T. Farrell's Writings 1921-1957* by Edgar Branch, which states: "Farrell's statement on the Minneapolis labor case. No copy of this circular has been seen, but it is reviewed in the Militant. where Farrell's statement is mentioned" (p. 78)]. The pamphlet also prints "excerpts from the speech delivered by Warren K. Billings on the Minneapolis Labor Case at the San Francisco Civil Rights Defense Committee meeting May 3, 1944". Unrecorded by *OCLC.*.

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Warren K. Billings: Urges Workers and Liberals to Help Free the Eighteen. I'll Help in the Fight! James T. Farrell, Chairman Civil Rights Defense Committee

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James T. Farrell, Chairman. Civil Rights Defense Committee, (New York

Publication Date

1944

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Unbound

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1st Edition

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Fine

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