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The ordeal of the Loyalty Test: Arthur Drayton

An account from Arthur Drayton, a black postal worker and unionist who faced repression for his membership in a a Communist Party USA-affiliated insurance, mutual benefit and fraternal organization.

Submitted by Juan Conatz on June 30, 2014

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  • United States
  • repression
  • Communist Party (USA)
  • Second Red Scare
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