https://reuther.wayne.edu/taxonomy/term/281 The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en https://reuther.wayne.edu/node/9302 <p>Joe Felmet participated in the first “freedom ride” of the civil rights movement. This 1947 trip, known as the “Journey of Reconciliation,” was meant to test the Supreme Court’s ruling that banned segregation on interstate travel. The sixteen riders were arrested multiple times along the way and Felmet was sentenced to three weeks on a chain gang in North Carolina. </p> <p>Felmet was a lifelong peace activist and an advocate for civil liberties. He was a conscientious objector during World War II and refused to be inducted into the military. He went on to become an active leader of the Southern chapter of the Workers’ Defense League (WDL). He later ran for the US House in 1974 and the US Senate in 1978. </p> <p>His papers consist of articles and personal remembrances of his civil rights and free-speech activism and copies of FBI files on the WDL. </p> <p>Collection is unprocessed.</p> https://reuther.wayne.edu/node/9302#comments National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Workers Defense League Mon, 15 Oct 2012 14:49:04 -0400 drice 9302 at https://reuther.wayne.edu https://reuther.wayne.edu/node/3800 <p>Francis Heisler practiced law, representing numerous labor unions, conscientious objectors and draft resisters, and handled many civil rights and civil liberties cases in both Chicago, IL and California. His papers reflect his legal career with primary emphasis on labor-related cases.</p> https://reuther.wayne.edu/node/3800#comments ACLU Civil rights Collective bargaining Conscientious objection Labor Labor unions Workers Defense League Fri, 13 Feb 2009 11:46:17 -0500 drice 3800 at https://reuther.wayne.edu