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Henry Alsberg: The Driving Force of the New Deal Federal Writers' Project

Susan Rubenstein Demasi

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Description:During the Great Depression, Henry Alsberg, a journalist with a passion for social justice, directed the Federal Writers' Project, a New Deal program of the Works Progress Administration. Under his guidance, thousands of unemployed writers were hired. Despite attacks from the House Committee on Un-American Activities, the Project produced more than 1,000 publications from 1935 to 1939, including some literary masterpieces and the still highly acclaimed American Guide series. Some writers, such as Richard Wright, went on to storied careers. Alsberg also led the Project's unprecedented collection of more than 10,000 oral histories from ex-slaves, immigrants and others. Alsberg was also a foreign correspondent for The Nation (covering Bolshevik Russia), as well as a leader in the struggle to aid Jewish refugees and pogrom survivors in Eastern Europe during the 1920s. Later, he initiated the first effort to assist international political prisoners. His varied career included theatre. He was a producer at the Provincetown Playhouse and adapted the classic Yiddish play, The Dybbuk, for English speaking audiences. His friends included Emma Goldman and Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter. This book brings Alsberg to light as an important but forgotten figure of the 20th-century.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Henry Alsberg: The Driving Force of the New Deal Federal Writers' Project. To get started finding Henry Alsberg: The Driving Force of the New Deal Federal Writers' Project, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: During the Great Depression, Henry Alsberg, a journalist with a passion for social justice, directed the Federal Writers' Project, a New Deal program of the Works Progress Administration. Under his guidance, thousands of unemployed writers were hired. Despite attacks from the House Committee on Un-American Activities, the Project produced more than 1,000 publications from 1935 to 1939, including some literary masterpieces and the still highly acclaimed American Guide series. Some writers, such as Richard Wright, went on to storied careers. Alsberg also led the Project's unprecedented collection of more than 10,000 oral histories from ex-slaves, immigrants and others. Alsberg was also a foreign correspondent for The Nation (covering Bolshevik Russia), as well as a leader in the struggle to aid Jewish refugees and pogrom survivors in Eastern Europe during the 1920s. Later, he initiated the first effort to assist international political prisoners. His varied career included theatre. He was a producer at the Provincetown Playhouse and adapted the classic Yiddish play, The Dybbuk, for English speaking audiences. His friends included Emma Goldman and Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter. This book brings Alsberg to light as an important but forgotten figure of the 20th-century.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Henry Alsberg: The Driving Force of the New Deal Federal Writers' Project. To get started finding Henry Alsberg: The Driving Force of the New Deal Federal Writers' Project, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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