Albert DeSilver
Albert DeSilver (August 27, 1888 – December 7, 1924)[1] was a founding member of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).
DeSilver graduated from
free speech
cases.
At the founding of the ACLU in 1920, DeSilver was named Associate Director and worked in legal defense, public education, and lobbying. While alive, DeSilver provided more than half of the ACLU's operating funds on an annual basis. He was killed by an express train at 36.[1] After his death, DeSilver's wife, Margaret, continued contributing to the ACLU each year in his name. In her own right Margaret DeSilver acted as a patron of the arts, notably of Modernist poet Basil Bunting.
References
- ^ a b c "Obituary Record of Graduates of Yale University Deceased during the Year 1924-1925" (PDF). Yale University. 1925. pp. 1442–1443. Retrieved March 24, 2011.
Sources
- Walter Nelles, A Liberal in Wartime: The Education of Albert DeSilver. New York: WW Norton, 1940.
External links
- The Albert DeSilver story via ACLU Florida
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