F.B.I…

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Fifth Estate # 1, November 19-December 2, 1965

Officials of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Michigan State Police are investigating the Committee to Aid the Vietnamese, a group of about 25 University of Michigan students who are raising money to aid Vietnamese civilians living in Viet …

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DCEWV Convention

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Fifth Estate # 1, November 19-December 2, 1965

Today the Vietnamese people are fighting for the right to choose their own society. Their demands are human; food, a decent place to live and work, political and private self determination, and a life of dignity and self respect. They …

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Albany Freedom Singers

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Fifth Estate # 1, November 19-December 2, 1965

“The songs they sing come from their own experiences. They are not entertainers but are leaders who want everyone in the audience to join in singing songs that serve to inspire us to go on further to hold on ’til …

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VOICE Seeks New Programs

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Fifth Estate # 1, November 19-December 2, 1965

ANN ARBOR — The Voice Political Party is shifting emphasis from demonstrations and sit-ins to an in creased educational effort on the question of U.S. policy in Viet Nam. In a meeting last week, it was decided to attempt to …

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Northern Student Movement

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Fifth Estate # 1, November 19-December 2, 1965

In announcing the creation of an organization called the “Friends of N.S.M.,” a group of Detroit area citizens have recently stated: “We propose to form a nucleus of a movement of whites and Negroes which is in communication with the …

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Prison Notes

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Fifth Estate # 1, November 19-December 2, 1965

NATCHEZ, MISS.–Within the last month, more than 500 people have been arrested in the city of Natchez, Mississippi. Although news of the arrests received wide circulation, the brutality and the indignities which the prisoners were forced to endure during their …

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New Left

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Fifth Estate # 1, November 19-December 2, 1965

A group has formed calling itself the Detroit Circle. Its purpose is to fill the void that exists among those who consider themselves part of the independent left.

Joe Hill: A Tribute

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Fifth Estate # 1, November 19-December 2, 1965

Labor History Archives of Wayne State University is commemorating the 50th anniversary of the execution of Joe Hill, America’s most famous Wobbly and the “Man Who Never Died.”

ACLU Blasts Draft as Punishment

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Fifth Estate # 1, November 19-December 2, 1965

The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan (ACLU) has condemned the announced intent of Colonel Arthur A. Holmes, state Selective Service Director, to use the Selective Service Act “as a device to punish dissent”.

Death of a Cow

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Fifth Estate # 269, February, 1976

SALINA, Kan.–UPI–A 1,400 pound cow rampaged for an hour through downtown business districts before being gunned down by an armed pig of the Salina Police Force.