Abstract

In this article the author reflects on her experience of researching the history of her grandfather Earl Browder, a former leader in the U.S. Communist Party, and exploring his significance both in historical and personal terms. She comments on her research regarding his status as a spy of the Soviet Union, share her views on her father's reluctance to discuss his past, and notes Browder's campaigns for President of the U.S. in the 1930s.

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Article

Publication Date

2012

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Copyright © 2012 The Chronicle of Higher Education. This article first appeared in Chronicle Review 59 (2012), 1-4.

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