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Disrupting anti-communist myths: Charlene Mitchell and the NAARPR
March 15, 2023The Red Scare and Black Scare perpetuate the myth that Communists—particularly Black Communists—became a marginal political force after 1956. The purpose? To cripple collective resistance to racism.
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Truth-telling about Nicaragua’s long revolution for liberation and democracy
March 14, 2023An overview of recent Nicaraguan history, written by a direct eyewitness and participant.
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‘Siblings’: An East German novella reminds us of what had once been possible
March 6, 2023It comes 60 years after the original German novella appeared. The translator is Lucy Jones.
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A window on ‘Fighting Fascism: Visual Culture of the Spanish Civil War’ at NYU
March 3, 2023It's an exhibit that is both a look back at a particular time and place in history and a lens through which to view our current moment.
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Diana Dors v. Marilyn Monroe: Class, crime, and the ‘Blonde Bombshell’
March 1, 2023An offering for Women's History Month.
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