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Tag Archives: Resistance
1939: Revolt
Hale Woodruff’s murals commemorating the revolt on the Spanish slave ship Amistad were installed in Talladega College’s Savery Library in 1939, the centennial of the uprising. The first mural depicts the moment when, on or about July 1, 1839, kidnapped … Continue reading
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Tagged 1830's, 1930's, 19th Century, 20th Century, Africa, African-Americans, Art, Hale Woodruff, Law, Libraries, Murals, Painting, Resistance, Ships & Sailing, Sierra Leone, Slavery, USA
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1933: Dreams of the Third Reich
A selection from Charlotte Beradt’s Dreams of the Third Reich. Beradt was a journalist in Germany when Hitler took power and, inspired by the first dream below “set out to collect the dreams the Nazi regime had generated”—which she did … Continue reading
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Tagged Adolph Hitler, Books, Charlotte Beradt, Dreams, Fascism, Germany, Posters, Resistance, Shoes, Sophie Scholl, USA, Women, WWII
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1973: 198 Methods
Gene Sharp died last week. Sharp was a prolific theorist of nonviolent action whose writings have influenced anti-government resistance movements around the world. His work was profoundly shaped by the study of Gandhi and the labor and civil rights activist … Continue reading
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1940: Resistance
Hand-cranked mimeograph machine used by the Belgian resistance to produce underground newspapers and pamphlets during the Nazi occupation. (source)
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Tagged 1940's, 20th Century, Belgium, Fascism, Resistance, WWII
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