1. The First 150 Years of Making Love Visible Loyalty
November 1865 to November 2015
June 12, 2016

2. The Red Scare (circa )
Fear of Communism Becomes More Threatening…
US Senator
Joseph McCarthy

3. Communism vs. Capitalism
a way of organizing an economy so that the things that are used to make and transport products (such as land, oil, factories, ships, etc.) are owned by individual people and companies rather than by the government
Capitalism
a way of organizing a society in which the government owns the things that are used to make and transport products (such as land, oil, factories, ships, etc.) and there is no privately owned property

4. The Levering Act (Signed 3 Oct 1950)
“I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of California, and that I will faithfully discharge the duties of my office according to the best of my ability; that I do not believe in, and I am not a member of, nor do I support any party or organization that
believes in, advocates, or teaches the overthrow of the
United States Government, by force or by
any illegal or unconstitutional means, that
I am not a member of the Communist Party
or under any oath or a party to any
agreement or under any commitment
that is in conflict with my obligations
under this oath.”
Assemblyman
Harold K. Levering (R)

5. Our Church’s Response Refused to sign any loyalty declarations
Contested the Law
Paid taxes while contesting the legality of the California law.
First Unitarian Church of Los Angeles
Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists
First Unitarian Church of San Jose
Rev. Nathaniel Lauriat

7. Unitarian Response
Levering
Rev. Stephen H. Fritchman

8. Civil Rights Movement Next Month: Join us! Saturdays ~1pm-4pm
California Room
5th floor MLK Library
(408)