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"They Put You in Jail"

This is a pamphlet from 1941 created in support of recently fired and imprisoned City College English instructor Morris Schappes. Schappes, a self-avowed communist was sentenced to prison for failing to divulge the names of his fellow party members [...]

Item Type: Text (Pamphlet / Petition)
Time Period: 1847-1945 The First Century of Public Higher Education in NYC
Subjects: Academic Freedom, Activism, Politics
Tags: City College of New York, Free Speech, Morris Schappes, Protest, Rapp-Coudert Committee, Student Activism
"Free Morris Schappes"

This is the logo of the Schappes Defense Committee. The group was formed shortly after City College English instructor Morris Schappes was sentenced to prison for failing to divulge the names of his fellow communists on the faculty at CCNY. At a [...]

Item Type: Image
Time Period: 1847-1945 The First Century of Public Higher Education in NYC
Subjects: Academic Freedom, Activism, Politics
Tags: City College of New York, Communist Party, Free Speech, Morris Schappes, Protest, Rapp-Coudert Committee, Student Activism
"In the Case of Morris U. Schappes"

This page from a mid-1941 pamphlet was created to support recently fired and sentenced City College English instructor Morris Schappes. A self-confessed Communist, Schappes had appeared before the Rapp-Coudert Committee, a N.Y. State organized [...]

Item Type: Text (Flier / Leaflet (1 or 2 page handout))
Time Period: 1847-1945 The First Century of Public Higher Education in NYC
Subjects: Academic Freedom, Activism, Legal, Politics
Tags: City College of New York, Communist Party, Free Speech, Morris Schappes, Protest, Rapp-Coudert Committee, Student Activism
"Reinstate Schappes" Rally

This photograph comes from a 1941 student rally in support of City College English instructor Morris Schappes, a self-avowed communist sentenced to prison for failing to divulge the names of his fellow party members on the faculty at CCNY. At a [...]

Item Type: Image (Photograph)
Time Period: 1847-1945 The First Century of Public Higher Education in NYC
Subjects: Academic Freedom, Activism, Politics, Student Organizations
Tags: City College of New York, Free Speech, Morris Schappes, Rapp-Coudert Committee, Student Activism

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