A red "hotbed" in Brooklyn College. Washington, D.C., Aug. 23. Congressional investigators heard testimony today that Brooklyn College, N.Y. "might quite fairly be labeled a hotbed of propaganda" and communist activity. Prof. Edward I. Fenlon of the College's Department of Philosophy made the assert
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"A red "hotbed" in Brooklyn College. Washington, D.C., Aug. 23. Congressional investigators heard testimony today that Brooklyn College, N.Y. "might quite fairly be labeled a hotbed of propaganda" and communist activity. Prof. Edward I. Fenlon of the College's Department of Philosophy made the assert" (1938). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_red_%22hotbed%22_in_Brooklyn_College._Washington,_D.C.,_Aug._23._Congressional_investigators_heard_testimony_today_that_Brooklyn_College,_N.Y._%22might_quite_fairly_be_labeled_a_hotbed_of_LCCN2016873970.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 270481.
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