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The Color of Fascism

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I am almost certainly not alone in expressing surprise that Lawrence Dennis, the principal American intellectual fascist, was an African American who ‘passed’ for white. In the process of explaining Dennis’s rise and how his secret minority status shaped his political extremism, Gerald Horne has researched and written a compelling and significant history of American fascism.
–Kenneth Janken, author of White: The Biography of Walter White, Mr. NAACPWhat does it mean that Lawrence Dennis–arguably the brains behind U.S. fascism–was born black but spent his entire adult life passing for white? Born in Atlanta in 1893, Dennis began life as a highly touted African American child preacher, touring nationally and arousing audiences with his dark-skinned mother as his escort. However, at some point between leaving prep school and entering Harvard University, he chose to abandon his family and his former life as an African American in order to pass for white. Dennis went on to work for the State Department and on Wall Street, and ultimately became the public face of U.S. fascism, meeting with Mussolini and other fascist leaders in Europe. He underwent trial for sedition during World War II, almost landing in prison, and ultimately became a Cold War critic before dying in obscurity in 1977.Based on extensive archival research, The Color of Fascism blends biography, social history, and critical race theory to illuminate the fascinating life of this complex and enigmatic man. Gerald Horne links passing and fascism, the two main poles of Dennis’s life, suggesting that Dennis’s anger with the U.S. as a result of his upbringing in Jim Crow Georgia led him to alliances with the antagonists of theU.S. and that his personal isolation which resulted in his decision to pass dov

Author

Gerald Horne

Format

Ebook

ISBN

9780814737330

Language

English

Pages

605

Publication Date

11-19-2006

Publisher

NYU Press

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