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In reply to the discussion: Nazi armband, T-shirt worn by pair in Providence [View all]appalachiablue
(41,103 posts)18. American Nazis, 'German American Bund,' Feb. 1939, 20,000 At NYC Rally
(7 mins.). "A Night At The Garden." Feb. 20, 1939, Madison Square Garden, NY City, 20,000 people came to hear the leader of the German-American Bund and leader Fritz Kuhn. https://anightatthegarden.com/
German American Bund, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_American_Bund
IT CAN HAPPEN HERE TV SPOT: 30-second TV trailer for A Night at The Garden, which aired nationally on MSNBC and CNN but was rejected by FOX for being unsuitable for air.
FRITZ KUHNS FULL SPEECH: Audio of the Nazi Speech at the Garden Rally.
THE GERMAN-AMERICAN BUND: Transcripts of Nazi Speeches from 1939. If you compare Kuhns speech with the audio file above, youll notice that there were edits made by the Bund to the transcript.
THE GERMAN-AMERICAN BUND CHARTS: A series of charts created by the German-American Bund as propaganda and archived at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library.
THE SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE: Footage Recalls the Night Madison Square Garden Filled With Nazis by Jason Daley. An article detailing the historical background behind the events of the film.
THE WASHINGTON POST: When Nazis Rallied In Manhattan, One Working-Class Jewish Man From Brooklyn Took Them On. Reporter Philip Blum tells the story of Isadore Greenbaum, the Jewish protester who ran out on stage the night of the rally.
THE MEMORY PALACE: The Year Hank Greenberg Hit 58 Home Runs. A podcast story about a brawl outside of the Garden that night.
RETROPOD: In 1939, the American Hitler Took the Stage at Madison Square Garden. A podcast story from The Washington Post about Fritz Kuhn, the leader of the Nazi group called the German-American Bund.
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Oh, like the great Southern state of Ohio? And the bastion of the Confederacy, Indiana?
GulfCoast66
Apr 2019
#29
So if I move to your town/state do I automatically get a sense of superiority?
GulfCoast66
Apr 2019
#39