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International Brigades and the African American Soldier
1:07:12 - 1:11:43 (04:30)
The Mackenzie Papenob battalion of the international brigades, commanded by a 25-year-old African American from Mississippi, fought against the forces of General Franco in the Spanish Civil War, representing an opportunity for Jews to offer armed resistance to European Fascism.
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During the Spanish Civil War, Cornford squad built barricades out of philosophy books to stop fascist bullets.
1:07:12 - 1:08:02 (00:50)
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During the Spanish Civil War, Cornford squad built barricades out of philosophy books to stop fascist bullets. The bullets stopped before reaching page 350, making them believe old tales of soldiers saved by Bibles in their breast pockets.
ChapterInternational Brigades and the African American Soldier
EpisodeBehind the Insurrections - How Fascism Won The Spanish Civil War, Part 2
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The story of an African American from Mississippi who joined the Mackenzie Papenob battalion of the international brigades to fight against the forces of General Franco in Spain during World War II.
1:08:03 - 1:10:42 (02:39)
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The story of an African American from Mississippi who joined the Mackenzie Papenob battalion of the international brigades to fight against the forces of General Franco in Spain during World War II. Despite the illegality of US citizens joining foreign military forces, hundreds joined the Abraham Lincoln Battalion to resist European fascism.
ChapterInternational Brigades and the African American Soldier
EpisodeBehind the Insurrections - How Fascism Won The Spanish Civil War, Part 2
PodcastBehind the Bastards
McDaniels saw the invaders of Spain as the same people he had been fighting against all his life.
1:10:42 - 1:11:43 (01:01)
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McDaniels saw the invaders of Spain as the same people he had been fighting against all his life. He believed that anti-fascism and anti-racism were one and the same, and he had no hesitation in fighting against the fascists with grenades.