National Civil Liberties Bureau
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The National Civil Liberties Bureau (NCLB) was an American civil rights organization. In 1920, it changed its name to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).
The National Civil Liberties Bureau was the reincarnation of the Civil Liberties Bureau (CLB), in conjunction with the Fellowship of Reconciliation [1], after its split on October 1, 1917 with its parent organization, the American Union Against Militarism (AUAM), which opposed American involvement in World War I.
Roger Nash Baldwin, who had called for a branch of the AUAM designed to protect the rights of conscientious objectors, became the CLB's head, and continued as director of the NCLB. The NCLB provided legal advice and aid for conscientious objectors and those being prosecuted under the Espionage Act of 1917 or Sedition Act of 1918.
The NCLB was subpoenaed by the New York legislature's Joint Legislative Committee to Investigate Seditious Activities, popularly known as the Lusk Committee, which considered the organization's efforts and pacifist ties to be a vehicle for socialist and communist propaganda.[2]
The NCLB changed its name in 1920 to the American Civil Liberties Union.
Notable early leaders and founders of the NCLB include director Roger Nash Baldwin, Crystal Eastman, Norman Thomas, Albert DeSilver, and Clarence Darrow.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "FOR - Who We Are"
- ^ New York State Archives: "The Lusk Committee"
- ^ Princeton University Library: "American Civil Liberties Union Records, The Roger Baldwin Years, 1917-1950: Finding Aid"
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