View the Table of Contents. Read the Foreword by E.L. Doctorow.
When the Spanish Civil War began in 1936, loosely affiliated
groups of writers, artists, and other politically aware individuals
emerged in New York City to give voice to anti-fascist sentiment by
supporting the Spanish Republic. Facing Fascism: New York and the
Spanish Civil War examines the participation of New Yorkers in the
political struggles and armed conflict that many historians
consider a critical precursor to World War II. Nearly half of the
2,800 Americans who volunteered to fight in the Abraham Lincoln
Brigade against Generalissimo Francisco Franco came from the New
York area. Fundraising, propaganda, and deployment for
anti-fascists everywhere in America were orchestrated through New
York City. At the same time, powerful voices in New York expressed
sympathy for the pro-fascist side.
The fighting in Spain brought to the surface the complex
ideological and ethnic identities always present in New York
politics. Facing Fascism examines the full range of this
experience, including that of the New Yorkers who supported Franco.
It addresses the role of doctors, nurses, and social workers who
left New York hospitals to provide assistance to the defenders of
the Spanish Republic, as well as those who remained active on the
home front. The book also describes the involvement of students in
the war, the key role of writers and the media, and the
contributions made by members of New York's art and theater
communities.
Facing Fascism also serves as the catalog to an exhibition of
the same name appearing at the Museum of the City of New York in
the spring of 2007. The book and exhibition both make use of
theAbraham Lincoln Brigade Archives' extensive holdings, which
range from historical documents to video recordings of oral
histories. Numerous other libraries, archives, museums, and private
collectors have also been consulted to make this the most complete
exhibition of its kind ever mounted. The exhibition will also
appear in Spain.
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