RARE "DEFEND CIVIL LIBERTIES" BUTTON ISSUED BY INTERNATIONAL LABOR DEFENSE.
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Starting Bid:
$115.00
(Includes 15% Buyer's Premium)
Bidding Ended:
Wednesday, November 12, 2014 1:00:00 AM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Wednesday, November 12, 2014 1:00:00 AM)
Auction:
Auction #213 - Part I
Item numbers 1 through 1062 in auction 213
Item Description
This legal aid group dates back to the 1920s when James P. Cannon a former I.W.W. activist and then Communist party leader sparked its formation as early as April 1924. He along with I.W.W. leader who defected to Russia William D. Haywood drew up a list of "Class War Prisoners" needing legal and financial support with the list including high-profile cases such as Sacco, Vanzetti, Mooney, Billings, and John B. McNamara. Those efforts took place in the 1920s but this is a 1930s button with union bug back stamp and name of San Francisco maker Brunt. NM displaying Mint and the only example we've seen.
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