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Claudia Jones — Part 6

116 pages · May 09, 2026 · Broad topic: Civil Rights · Topic: Claudia Jones · 115 pages OCR'd
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The newspaper "For A Lasting Peace, For A Peoples — Democracy!" which is published in Bucharest, Hungary, and . describes itself as “organ of the Information Bureau of the Commnist and Workers Parties," in its December 2, 1955, iesue, page 4, contained an article captioned, “In Defence of Claudia Jones: Statement ef the National Comittee oF of the USA." The article read as follewsa: "a month ago Claudia Jones, member of the National Comittee of the CP USA was released from jail, after serving a sentence on a trumped: up charge of tadvoeating the overthrow of the government by forse and vislence.!' Broad sec= tions of the progressive American public know. Claudia Jones as a fighter for peace, as a true daughter of the Negro people, and a champion of their rights, as a fighter of social progress and against raciam and all reactions. Despite the fact that her health has been ruined by imprisonment and persecution, and that she is now in the hospital, the Gevernment of the USA --:° hae decided to deport her. This news angered - . all honest Americans." The article continues: os "The National Committee of the CP USA has published the statement calling for action in defence of Claudia Jones, signed Comrade William Z. wroster,s Chairman of the National Committee.™ The article continues s by sotting out POSTER'S ‘Statements,
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