Tag Archives: Mussolini

Feb. 23, 1938 — Editorial: U.S. Doesn’t Need Anti-Lynching Law

Posted on February 1, 2025 by lmharnisch

Feb. 23, 1938: The Los Angeles Times editorializes that the U.S. doesn’t need a federal anti-lynching law. Backed by New Dealers, it’s merely an appeal to Black voters and lynchings hardly ever happen anyway, The Times says. And a pig test out San Quentin’s new gas chamber. Continue reading →

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May 8, 1938

Posted on May 8, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, an arresting and perhaps inflammatory title for a book that’s fairly obscure today. It appears to have been written by a Swedish Christian who advocated assimilation … The book also appears to have evoked a response from Rabbi Stephen … Continue reading →

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May 6, 1938

Posted on May 6, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, former President Hoover speaks to people at Union Station in Kansas City (yes, the headline says "Oklahomans") … Italian troops and police quiet an angry crowd in Naples that had been waiting six hours to see Hitler and Mussolini. … Continue reading →

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Feb. 23, 1938 — Editorial: U.S. Doesn’t Need Anti-Lynching Law

Posted on February 23, 2008 by lmharnisch

As noted elsewhere, I usually don’t republish editorials because they are often outdated and are frequently embarrassing. This one is an especially good example. The Times takes the position that the nation doesn’t need a federal anti-lynching law. Speaking of … Continue reading →

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