American Committee for the Protection of Foreign Born
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American Committee for the Protection of Foreign Born was the successor group to the National Council for the Protection of the Foreign Born and its successor, seen by the US federal government as subversive for "protecting foreign Communists who come to this country," thus "enabling them to operate here.".[1][2][3][4][5]
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Predecessor | National Council for the Protection of the Foreign Born |
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Merged into | National Emergency Civil Liberties Committee |
Formation | 1933 |
Merger of | 1982 |
Purpose | Defend rights of foreign born, especially radicals and Communist Party members |
Headquarters | New York City |
Services | Litigation, legislation, public education |
National chairman (1942) | Hugh De Lacy |
Executive Secretary (1933-1939) | Dwight C. Morgan |
Key people | Carol Weiss King (1942-1952) |
Affiliations | International Labor Defense, International Juridical Association |
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