Returning to the practice of law. he became the chairman of the American Bar Associations Committee on the Bill of Rights. and in that capacity he achieved a deserved national reputation as a defender of the civil liberties of our citizens. The defense of civil liberties is often an unpopular task. and Grenville Clark received his share of abuse when he stood up against Mayor Hague of Jersey City in insisting that the then new CIO should have the right to assemble peacefully in Jersey City to present its members grievances and assert their rights as a labor union. He stood up in support of Harry Bridges when efforts were made to deport him from this country as an undesirable alien. He stood up against Joseph McCarthy when the late Senator from Wisconsin took steps to impinge on the civil liberties of professors and other members of the faculties of a number of our great universities. In short. he was one of the leaders in the fight for academic freedom in our country.
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