Tyler J. Goldberger

My dissertation seeks to illuminate the persistent nature of Francisco Franco’s regime’s legacy in the consciousness of United States anti-fascist networks over the course of the mid- to late twentieth century, contributing to a budding and ever-evolving discourse on human rights, anti-fascism, and historical memory. Following Franco’s Spanish Civil War victory in 1939, Spanish Civil War Republican refugees and veterans, as well as anti-fascist activist populations, involved themselves in numerous social causes that represented the shifting interpretations of human rights, fascism, and the legacies of Franco’s repression over time in the United States. These individuals and organizations spearheaded efforts to ensure that the horrors of the Spanish Civil War and Franco dictatorship would not be forgotten despite changing United States Cold War diplomacy domestically and internationally.

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