Fighting Authoritarianism : : American Youth Activism in the 1930s / / Britt Haas.
During the Great Depression, young radicals centered in New York City developed a vision of and for America, molded by their understanding of recent historical events, in particular the Great War and the global economic collapse, as well as by the events unfolding both at home and abroad. They worke...
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Place / Publishing House: | New York, NY : : Fordham University Press, , [2022] ©2018 |
Year of Publication: | 2022 |
Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- PART I Seeing the Problem and Envisioning a Plan
- 1 The Effects of the Crash: The Youth Problem from New York City to Harlan County, Kentucky, and Back Again
- 2 The Reed Harris Affair: Youth Claim Their Rights and Freedoms at Columbia University and Beyond
- 3 The Scottsboro Boys: Demands for Equality from the Deep South to New York City
- PART II Implementing a Vision
- 4 The Popular Front. Strength in Unity: New York City Organizations Come Together in Solidarity
- 5 Playing Politics and Making Policy: Institutionalizing a Vision from New York to Washington
- 6 The Fight Against Fascism: The Spanish Republicans Find Their Support in New York City
- PART III Disillusion and Dissolution
- 7 Dissolution: World War II Subverts the Zeitgeist and Youth's Vision for America
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index