Turning point in Freedom Road : the fight to end Jim Crow / by Claude Lightfoot.

"Claude Lightfoot ... is a leading Communist spokesman and an important voice among the Negro people. He was indicted, convicted, and later free, in a federal trial for the 'crime' of being a member of the Communist Party under the fascist-like provisions of the Smith Act. Mr. Lightfoot's case drew wide support as a test of the doctrine of 'guilt by association'. But more than that, his defense was based on the American Bill of Rights, of the right of all Americans - Communists included - freely to think, speak, write and exchange their views and opinions in the public arena." -- To the reader.