Book details: IT HAPPENED IN AMERICA
$US 400.00
Council Against Intolerance In America
IT HAPPENED IN AMERICA
Imprint: New York: Council Against Intolerance In America, N.D.
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Paperback
No Date (1939? ) . 1st edition. 1 leaf brochure, folded in half, [4] pages. 10 photographs throughout. Likely published in 1939. The front page features the headline “IT HAPPENED IN AMERICA, ” and under it a picture of people saluting the American and Nazi flags. That is captioned “20,000 NAZIS SALUTE SWASTIKA. ” Also on that page is “In 1939, thousands of Bund members and their friends gathered in Madison Square Garden to sing their hymn of hate against democracy. Religious freedom, racial brotherhood, everything Americans hold dear was attacked. Our President was subjected to a stream of vilification. Hitler alone received cheers. ” There is a report on the Council Against Intolerance in America’s Independence Day Ceremony which took place on July 4, 1939. On the back there is a form to donate money to the Council Against Intolerance in America, “to defend the American tradition of religious freedom and human equality. ” Very rare, no copies on OCLC Folded in thirds horizontally, as issued. Paper is slightly crinkled in places, on the back there is a small piece of tape stuck and a small place where a layer of paper was pulled off. Very Good Condition. (HOLO2-144- 20)
Stock number:40736.