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James Aronson
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James A. Aronson, editor and founder of the "National Guardian," a weekly progressive newspaper. Standing behind him is John T. McManus, a co-founder of the paper. Although the photograph is undated it was obviously taken before McManus' death in 1961.
1961
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Vietnam Teach-In
May 22, 1965
Janes Aronson, editor of the National Guardian, a progressive weekly newspaper, speaking to a Vietnam War teach-in.
John T. McManus
Candid photograph of journalist John T. "Jack" McManus speaking on the telephone. McManus was a writer for the "New York Times"; co-founder of the "National Guardian," a radical weekly newspaper; a...
Cedric Belfrage
1948
Journalist Cedric Belfrage, a co-founder of the "National Guardian," a weekly progressive newspaper. Belfrage, a British national, was later deported for his failure to testify about alleged Commun...
Radical Editor
October 23, 1978
Jack A. Smith, managing editor of the "Guardian," a weekly radical newspaper. Smith's admiration for Chinese communism is suggested by the decorations on his office wall.
Belfrage Deportation
May 1953
Cedric Belfrage (facing the camera and wearing a tie) talks to the staff of the "National Guardian" about his appearance before the McCarthy Committee at which he invoked his Fifth Amendment right ...
Farewell to Belfrage
1955
Farewell party for Cedric Belfrage of the "National Guardian" at the newspaper's office. Identified in the crowd is Paul Robeson, a longtime supporter of the paper, standing third from the left, an...
