Radio Free Europe's "Crusade for Freedom": Rallying Americans Behind Cold War Broadcasting, 1950-1960From 1950 to 1960, millions of Americans participated in Radio Free Europe's "Crusade for Freedom." They signed "Freedom Scrolls" and "Freedom Grams," attended Crusader meetings, marched in parades, launched leaflet-carrying balloons, and donated Truth Dollars in support of the American effort to broadcast news and other programming to the peoples of communist-governed European countries. The Crusade for Freedom proved to be a powerful tool of the state-private network's anti-communist agenda. This book takes an in-depth look at the Crusade for Freedom, revealing how its unmatched pageantry of patriotism led to the creation of a dynamic movement involving not only the government but also private industry, mass media, academia, religious leaders, and average Americans. |
Contents
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1 How It All Began | 9 |
2 A Roll Call of All Americans Who Love Freedom | 29 |
3 Help Truth Fight Communism | 47 |
4 From FreedomGrams to Flying Saucers | 75 |
5 Help Stop World War III Before It Starts | 96 |
6 How YOU Can Help Fight Communism | 116 |
10 Truth Broadcasts Bowling and Harlem Globetrotters | 177 |
11 Concluding the Crusade for Freedom | 193 |
Appendix A | 209 |
Appendix B | 211 |
Appendix C | 215 |
Appendix D | 217 |
Appendix E | 219 |
Chapter Notes | 233 |
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