Raising Reds The Young Pioneers, Radical Summer Camps, & Communist Political Culture in the United States (Paper)

Paul C. Mishler

ISBN 10: 0231110456 / ISBN 13: 9780231110457

Published by Columbia Univ Pr, 1999

About this Item

172 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Seller Inventory # x-0231110456

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Raising Reds The Young Pioneers, Radical Summer Camps, & Communist Political Culture in the United States (Paper)
• Publisher: Columbia Univ Pr
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0231110456
• ISBN 13: 9780231110457
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.29 kilograms

About this title

Synopsis

From the 1920s through the 1950s, American Communists established children's organizations, after-school programs, and summer camps with the aim of developing revolutionary consciousness in the minds of the younger generation. In organizations such as the Young Pioneers of America and summer camps such as Camp Kinderland, located in New York, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, and California, more than 20,000 children learned about Communist doctrines, played games designed to foster radical beliefs, and sometimes actively participated in key Communist causes and events - from May Day parades to labour strikes and political demonstrations.

About the Author

Paul C. Mishler is a labor educator and historian currently teaching at the Labor Relations and Research Center at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.