July 26th Organizing Committee
July 26th Organizing Committee
Background
An ambitious communist/marxist coalition was formed because "July 26th, 1973, provides an opportunity for us to learn and gain a new perspective on the last 20 years in Cuba. The July 26th Organizing Committee (J26OC), a group primarily of North Americans who have traveled to Cuba," was formed by members of the Communist Party USA , black leftists and members of the CPUSA/DIG-created Venceremos Brigade to propagandize young Americans on behalf of Castro's communist dictatorship.
July 26th Organizing Committee Letterhead/Letter, mid-1973
An exhibit in the House Internal Security Committee hearings entitled "******" was that of a letter sent out by the J26OC, San Francisco, about the upcoming celebration there of the 20th anniversary of the Communist seizure of power in Cuba.
Sponsors of the J26OC in the San Francisco area, included:
- Carlton Goodlett, (MD) - an identified member of the CPUSA
- Charles R. Garry, attorney - an id. member of the CPUSA and a leader of its legal front, the National Lawyers Guild (NLG)
- James Herndon, attorney
- Malaquias Montoya
- Kay Cole - wife of id. CPUSA member and "Hollywood 10" member Lester Cole
- Lester Cole - id. CPUSA member and key leader of the CPUSA group known as the Hollywood 10
- Rev. Dennis Loo