By the time the Communist International called for volunteers ... African-Americans in the Spanish Civil War”, explains the unknown work of the men who defended the rights denied to them in ...

Tensions had been building for decades. Economic hardship, political unrest, and growing inequality had gradually weakened Spain’s government. In 1931, the Second Republic was declared, bringing ...

The Communist Party also recruited about 1,300 men to fight for the Communist-backed Republicans in the Spanish Civil War. As communist activities increased, Bennett's fear rose. He also found its ...