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The Daily Worker, Special Edition, No. 1: Swimming Lessons and the Red Scare
Below is a small, color digital version of The Daily Worker, Special Edition, No. 1 featuring archival photographs, research documents, a letter to my grandfather and stories and musing about Communism, inheritance and learning how to swim. To receive a … Continue reading
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Swimming Lessons and the Red Scare, Press Release
In 1953, at the height of the McCarthy Era, 9 leaders of the American Communist Party were arrested in Philadelphia in violation of the Smith Act and tried for conspiracy to overthrow the United States government. Over 50 years later, … Continue reading
