Fascism | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/fascism/RSS feed for FascismenMon, 15 Sep 2025 11:15:00 +0000During the Great Depression, This Black Educator Looked to Conflicts Abroad for Lessons on Fighting Racism at Homehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/during-the-great-depression-this-black-educator-looked-to-conflicts-abroad-for-lessons-on-fighting-racism-at-home-180987321/The Second Italo-Ethiopian War and the Spanish Civil War offered Melva L. Price and her fellow female activists an opportunity to examine the links between racism and fascismMon, 15 Sep 2025 11:15:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/during-the-great-depression-this-black-educator-looked-to-conflicts-abroad-for-lessons-on-fighting-racism-at-home-180987321/Newly Declassified Documents Reveal the Untold Stories of the Red Scare, a Hunt for Communists in Postwar Americahttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/newly-declassified-documents-reveal-the-untold-stories-of-the-red-scare-a-hunt-for-communists-in-postwar-america-180986344/In his latest book, journalist and historian Clay Risen explores how the House Un-American Activities Committee and Senator Joseph McCarthy upended the nationTue, 01 Apr 2025 15:28:46 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/newly-declassified-documents-reveal-the-untold-stories-of-the-red-scare-a-hunt-for-communists-in-postwar-america-180986344/This New Book Reveals the Daredevil Lives of Four Italian Women Who Stood Up to Hitler and Mussolinihttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/new-book-reveals-daredevil-lives-four-italian-women-who-stood-up-hitler-mussolini-180986245/By delivering newspapers, munitions and secret messages to resistance groups, among many other incredible tasks, the brave fighters strove for a freer worldTue, 01 Apr 2025 12:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/new-book-reveals-daredevil-lives-four-italian-women-who-stood-up-hitler-mussolini-180986245/Nearly 200 Captivating Photographs Spotlight a Century of Protest in Britainhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/nearly-200-captivating-photographs-spotlight-a-century-of-protest-in-britain-180986174/Titled "Resistance," a new exhibition curated by filmmaker Steve McQueen examines 100 years of struggles against the status quo, from women's suffrage to the war in IraqFri, 07 Mar 2025 19:09:18 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/nearly-200-captivating-photographs-spotlight-a-century-of-protest-in-britain-180986174/See a Controversial Anti-Fascist Mural From the 1930s Returned to Its Former Gloryhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/see-a-controversial-anti-fascist-mural-from-the-1930s-returned-to-its-former-glory-180985993/Titled "The Struggle Against Terrorism," the 1,000-square-foot artwork suffered from neglect for 90 years. Now, conservators have unveiled the newly restored mural in MexicoThu, 06 Feb 2025 20:47:33 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/see-a-controversial-anti-fascist-mural-from-the-1930s-returned-to-its-former-glory-180985993/See the Sprawling Secret Passageway Built for Florence's Elite 450 Years Agohttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/see-the-sprawling-secret-passageway-built-for-florences-elite-450-years-ago-180985775/The 2,500-foot-long Vasari Corridor impressed guests of the Medicis and other leaders that followed (including Benito Mussolini). Now, it's reopening to the publicTue, 07 Jan 2025 19:14:49 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/see-the-sprawling-secret-passageway-built-for-florences-elite-450-years-ago-180985775/You Can Now Visit Mussolini's Underground Bunker in Romehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/you-can-now-visit-mussolinis-underground-bunker-180984190/The dictator constructed the shelters below his family's residence after Italy entered World War IIMon, 22 Apr 2024 20:03:07 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/you-can-now-visit-mussolinis-underground-bunker-180984190/While Hiding From the Nazis in an Attic, a Jewish Man Created 95 Issues of a Satirical Magazinehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/while-hiding-from-the-nazis-in-an-attic-a-jewish-man-created-95-issues-of-a-satirical-magazine-180983551/An exhibition of Curt Bloch's little-known wartime publications is going on display in BerlinTue, 09 Jan 2024 18:56:43 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/while-hiding-from-the-nazis-in-an-attic-a-jewish-man-created-95-issues-of-a-satirical-magazine-180983551/Before He Rose to Power, Adolf Hitler Staged a Coup and Went to Prisonhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/adolf-hitler-coup-prison-beer-hall-putsch-180983207/The Beer Hall Putsch was a spectacular failure. It also set the stage for Nazi GermanyWed, 08 Nov 2023 13:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/adolf-hitler-coup-prison-beer-hall-putsch-180983207/New Research Reveals How the Nazis Targeted Transgender Peoplehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/new-research-reveals-how-the-nazis-targeted-transgender-people-180982931/Last year, a German court acknowledged the possibility that trans people were persecuted by the NazisThu, 21 Sep 2023 13:05:50 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/new-research-reveals-how-the-nazis-targeted-transgender-people-180982931/