3 6 ▁Olympics ▁in ▁Berlin ▁and ▁the ▁Sch mel ing ▁– ▁Louis ▁box ing ▁match ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 . ▁They ▁also ▁lo bb ied ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁government , ▁asking ▁it ▁to ▁investigate ▁various ▁things , ▁including ▁pro - N azi ▁propag anda ▁activities ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁by ▁organizations ▁such ▁as ▁Welt - D ienst / World ▁Service ▁founded ▁by ▁Ulrich ▁Fle isch h auer . ▁The ▁League ▁also ▁tried ▁to ▁educ ate ▁the ▁public ▁through ▁tal ks ▁on ▁radio ▁and ▁by ▁distrib uting ▁printed ▁material . ▁It ▁also ▁provided ▁information ▁to ▁Martin ▁Dies ▁and ▁his ▁House ▁Un - American ▁Activ ities ▁Committee . ▁ ▁James ▁Sh eld on ▁Era ▁ ▁The ▁League , ▁under ▁the ▁new ▁leadership ▁of ▁James ▁H . ▁Sh eld on , ▁a ▁former ▁professor ▁at ▁Boston ▁University , ▁changed ▁its ▁mission ▁to ▁directly ▁investigate ▁right - wing ▁propag anda ▁groups . ▁Among ▁them ▁were ▁the ▁Christian ▁Front ▁of ▁Father ▁C ough lin , ▁the ▁Christian ▁M obil izers ▁of ▁Joseph ▁Mc Will iams ▁and ▁the ▁American ▁First ▁of ▁Ger ald ▁L . ▁K . ▁Smith . ▁They ▁had ▁also ▁begun ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁civil ▁rights ▁movement ▁vo icing ▁their ▁appro val ▁for ▁the ▁Fair ▁Emp loyment ▁Pract ice ▁Commission ▁( FE PC ) ▁and ▁various ▁other ▁anti - dis c rim ination ▁laws . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁it ▁file d ▁a ▁law suit ▁against ▁Columbia ▁University ▁to ▁have ▁its ▁tax ▁except ▁status ▁rev oked ▁for ▁disc rim ination ▁against