Joseph Gelders

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Joseph Gelders

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Joseph Gelders's Degrees

• PhD Sociology University of Chicago
• Masters Labor Studies Cornell University

Why Is Joseph Gelders Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Joseph Sidney Gelders was an American physicist who later became an antiracist, civil rights activist, labor organizer, and communist. In the mid-1930s, he served as the secretary and southern-U.S. representative of the National Committee for the Defense of Political Prisoners. In September 1936, Gelders was kidnapped, beaten, and nearly killed by members of the Ku Klux Klan for his civil rights and labor organizing activities. After his recovery, Gelders continued his activism and cofounded the Southern Conference for Human Welfare and the National Committee to Abolish the Poll Tax. He collaborated closely with other activists including Lucy Randolph Mason and Virginia Foster Durr. Internal injuries sustained during his kidnapping and assault led to Gelders' death on March 1, 1950.

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What Schools Are Affiliated With Joseph Gelders?

Joseph Gelders is affiliated with the following schools:

• University of California, Berkeley
• University of Alabama
• Stanford University
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• University of Chicago
• Cornell University
• Columbia University