Freedom And The Foundation: The Fund For The Republic In The Era Of Mccarthyism
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In the shadow of America's most paranoid decade, Freedom and the Foundation: The Fund for the Republic in the Era of McCarthyism chronicles the audacious story of a bold institutional experiment — the Fund for the Republic — and its remarkable struggle to defend civil liberties against the suffocating tide of anti-communist hysteria that swept the United States in the 1950s. Thomas C. Reeves presents a meticulously researched historical account of how this Ford Foundation offshoot, armed with millions of dollars and an unwavering commitment to democratic principles, became a lightning rod for conservative fury, congressional scrutiny, and the wrath of Senator Joseph McCarthy himself. Reeves argues with precision and authority that the Fund's battles were not merely organisational skirmishes, but a defining contest over the very soul of American democracy — pitting free inquiry, civil rights, and constitutional freedom against the forces of conformity and fear. His narrative style is both scholarly and compellingly readable, drawing on primary sources to illuminate the personalities, internal tensions, and political pressures that shaped this institution's turbulent history. A landmark work in Cold War historiography, this account leaves the reader asking a still-urgent question: when freedom itself is under siege, who truly has the courage to defend it?
Author: Thomas C. Reeves
Format: Hardback
Published: 1969, Alfred A. Knopf
Genre: American history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Good
In the shadow of America's most paranoid decade, Freedom and the Foundation: The Fund for the Republic in the Era of McCarthyism chronicles the audacious story of a bold institutional experiment — the Fund for the Republic — and its remarkable struggle to defend civil liberties against the suffocating tide of anti-communist hysteria that swept the United States in the 1950s. Thomas C. Reeves presents a meticulously researched historical account of how this Ford Foundation offshoot, armed with millions of dollars and an unwavering commitment to democratic principles, became a lightning rod for conservative fury, congressional scrutiny, and the wrath of Senator Joseph McCarthy himself. Reeves argues with precision and authority that the Fund's battles were not merely organisational skirmishes, but a defining contest over the very soul of American democracy — pitting free inquiry, civil rights, and constitutional freedom against the forces of conformity and fear. His narrative style is both scholarly and compellingly readable, drawing on primary sources to illuminate the personalities, internal tensions, and political pressures that shaped this institution's turbulent history. A landmark work in Cold War historiography, this account leaves the reader asking a still-urgent question: when freedom itself is under siege, who truly has the courage to defend it?