Newly discovered declassified letters found in the Soviet Comintern archives seem to link early leaders of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) with the Communist Party, the Daily Caller reports.
Noted author Paul Kengor reportedly unearthed letters, including one written on ACLU stationary, dated on May 23, 1931 and signed by ACLU founder Roger Baldwin that requests help from then-American Communist Party Chairman William Z. Foster in coordinating travel arrangements for ACLU Chairman Harry Ward's travels to the Soviet Union. The letter suggests Ward's trip would revolve around a search for 'evidence from Soviet Russia' that would undermine America's capitalist system:
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Unearthed Letters Link ACLU Founders to Communist Party
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Kengor’s books should be required texts for high school history classes.