"In 1940, there were nearly 1,900 daily newspapers in the United States read and shared by millions of Americans. These periodicals give us a glimpse into the intense struggles in the American heartland surrounding arguments promoting racism, discrimination, antisemitism and isolationism during the 1930s and 1940s. Eric Schmalz, community manager for the History Unloaded project at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, will talk about the role antisemitism played in the general American cultural landscape and how ordinary Americans reacted."
“The Gauntlet Has Been Thrown:” Newspapers, Op-eds, and American Responses to Antisemitism
Organizer Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication
"The Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication at Iowa State University is a top communication program that offers students a second-to-none adventure from Day One. Part of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the Greenlee School offers three majors – advertising, journalism and mass communication and public relations – and ...
"The Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication at Iowa State University is a top communication program that offers students a second-to-none adventure from Day One. Part of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the Greenlee School offers three majors – advertising, journalism and mass communication and public relations – and a graduate program. "
Event Files
When?
Mon, Nov. 5, 2018
7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
(GMT-0600) US/Central
Where?
Ames Public Library
515 Douglas Ave,
Ames, IA. 50011
United States of America
From Iowa State University, fead east on 13th St toward Crescent St, Turn right onto Ridgewood Ave, Turn left onto 6th St, Turn right onto Douglas Ave.