Radical American Political Beliefs Material Collection Marks 50th Anniversary
Associated Press
http://cjonline.com/news/2015-03-22/radical-beliefs-material-collection-celebrates-50th-anniversaryA collection of materials highlighting some of the nation's radical political beliefs from the left and right is celebrating its 50th anniversary at the University of Kansas. The Wilcox Collection of Contemporary Political Movements at the Spencer Research Library has more than 100,000 items, ranging from the tempered to the highly offensive, the Lawrence Journal-World reports. Beyond books about extremist movements, the collection also includes bumper stickers and posters emblazoned with messages that include "Support gun control, disarm the FBI" and "I'd rather be killing communists in Central America." "If the collection stands for anything, it's the fact that our country's made up of a matrix of beliefs," said Laird Wilcox, an Olathe man who began collecting the materials as a youth.
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