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The Color of Fascism: Lawrence Dennis, Racial Passing, and the Rise of Right-Wing Extremism in the United States

The Color of Fascism: Lawrence Dennis, Racial Passing, and the Rise of Right-Wing Extremism in the United States

Horne, Gerald

Hardcover

Biographies GeneralPolitical BiographiesGeneral Political Science

ISBN10: 0814736866
ISBN13: 9780814736869
Publisher: New York Univ Pr
Published: Nov 20 2006
Pages: 229
Weight: 1.06
Height: 0.84 Width: 6.38 Depth: 9.02
Language: English

What 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.

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