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John Brown Anti-Klan Committee (JBAKC)

JBAKC was formed in 1978 to combat the growing resurgence of the Ku Klux Klan in the south and elsewhere. The organization took its name from John Brown, the radical abolitionist who led the 1859 armed attack on a government arsenal at Harper’s Ferry, Virginia that played an important historical role in the militant anti-slavery movement that preceded the US Civil War. Major efforts of the John Brown Anti-Klan Committee included counter protests at KKK and neo-Nazi protests, such as a 1983 protest against a KKK rally, in solidarity with the Brown Berets. The collection includes several issues of JBAKC’s quarterly publication, Death to the Klan, as well as other publications and demonstration flyers.

John Brown Anti-Klan Committee. (1979). The Dividing Line of the 1980's: Take a Stand Against the Klan (pp. 30–32). New York, NY: Author.

Documents

Death to the Klan Death to the Klan
Publisher: John Brown Anti-Klan CommitteeDate: 1/1/1979Volume Number: 1-JanFormat: PamphletCollection: John Brown Anti-Klan Committee (JBAKC)
newsletter of the John Brown Anti-Klan Committee
Death to the Klan Death to the Klan
Publisher: John Brown Anti-Klan CommitteeDate: 1/2/1979Volume Number: 2-JanFormat: PamphletCollection: John Brown Anti-Klan Committee (JBAKC)
newsletter of the John Brown Anti-Klan Committee
Death to the Klan Death to the Klan
Publisher: John Brown Anti-Klan CommitteeDate: 1/3/1980Volume Number: 3-JanFormat: PamphletCollection: John Brown Anti-Klan Committee (JBAKC)
newsletter of the John Brown Anti-Klan Committee
Death to the Klan! Free the Land! Death to the Klan! Free the Land!
Publisher: John Brown Anti-Klan CommitteeFormat: PamphletCollection: John Brown Anti-Klan Committee (JBAKC)
black and white printed pamphlet
Free the Pontiac Brothers! The Pontiac Trial: Open Door to Fascism Free the Pontiac Brothers! The Pontiac Trial: Open Door to Fascism
Publisher: John Brown Anti-Klan CommitteeYear: 1980Format: PamphletCollection: John Brown Anti-Klan Committee (JBAKC)
black and white printed pamphlet
Prisons: Fortresses of Repression Prisons: Fortresses of Repression
Publisher: Natl. Committee to Defend New Afrikan Freedom FightersYear: 1985Format: PamphletCollection: John Brown Anti-Klan Committee (JBAKC)
printed pamphlet, 3 color cover
The Legacy of Malcolm X and the Struggle to Defeat the Ku Klux Klan The Legacy of Malcolm X and the Struggle to Defeat the Ku Klux Klan
Publisher: John Brown Anti-Klan CommitteeYear: 1983Format: PamphletCollection: John Brown Anti-Klan Committee (JBAKC)
black and white printed pamphlet
The Dividing Line of the 80s: Take a Stand Against the Klan The Dividing Line of the 80s: Take a Stand Against the Klan
Publisher: John Brown Anti-Klan CommitteeFormat: PamphletCollection: John Brown Anti-Klan Committee (JBAKC)
black and white printed pamphlet 32 pp