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Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965
Record of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965, also known as the Hart–Celler Act or the 1965 Immigration Act. The law—signed by Speaker of the House John W. McCormack and Vice President Hubert Humphrey and including a handwritten note that reads "Lyndon B.

"Exclusive! A talk with Iqbal Ahmad"
Part 1/2 of an interview with Eqbal Ahmad, one of six anti-war activists indicted on charges of conspiring to kidnap Presidential aide Henry Kissinger, published in the February 12, 1971 edition of Muhammad Speaks. Ahmad talks about the charges against him, the relationship between racism in America and the war in Vietnam, and his right to criticize the U.S. government as a non-U.S.

"A talk with Iqbal Ahmad"
Part 2/2 of an interview with Eqbal Ahmad, one of six anti-war activists indicted on charges of conspiring to kidnap Presidential aide Henry Kissinger, published in the February 19, 1971 edition of Muhammad Speaks. Ahmad answers questions about his views on Vietnam and race in America.

"Ahmad suspects FBI agents in Robie raid"
Newspaper clipping of an article from the February 2, 1971 edition of The Chicago Maroon.

"Eqbal Ahmad: Poetry was his link with Dan Berrigan"
Newspaper clipping dated April 16, 1971 of an article by Charles Fager in the National Catholic Reporter. Fager speaks with Ahmad about his indictment on charges of conspiring to kidnap Secretary of State Henry Kissinger with five others, all Catholic priests and nuns.

Joint Public Statement of Defendants and "Co-Conspirators," February 8, 1971
Public statement published February 8, 1971 by The Defense Committee for Eqbal Ahmad and others indicted on charges to kidnap Presidential adviser Henry Kissinger and blow up heating ducts in federal buildings. The statement asserts the defendants’ innocence and urges Americans to take nonviolent action against the war in Vietnam.

Newspaper Article about Eqbal Ahmad
Arabic language newspaper article dated January 26, 1971 about Eqbal Ahmad. Ahmad was a scholar and anti-war activist indicted on charges of conspiring to kidnap Presidential adviser Henry Kissinger and blow up heating ducts in federal buildings.

"Ahmad expounds in Evanston"
March 1971 newspaper clipping from The Evanston Review of a political review column by Linda Wertsch. The column recounts a lecture on Vietnamization given by Eqbal Ahmad at the United Methodist Church of Evanston, Illinois.

"Ahmad charges accusers trying case out of court"
Newspaper clipping from the June 15, 1971 edition of Chicago Sun-Times about a recent lecture given at Lake Forest College by Eqbal Ahmad, one of six anti-war activists indicted on charges of conspiring to kidnap Presidential adviser Henry Kissinger and blow up heating systems in federal buildings.

"Eqbal Ahmad defense office opens here"
Clipping from the March 1971 edition of Hyde Park-Kenwood Voices announcing the opening of the Chicago Committee to Defend Eqbal Ahmad office at 5500 Woodlawn Ave. Eqbal Ahmad was a scholar and anti-war activist indicted on charges of conspiring to kidnap Presidential adviser Henry Kissinger and blow up heating systems in federal buildings.

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