Title Teaching anticommunism : Fred Schwarz and American postwar conservatism / Hubert Villeneuve

Published Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2020

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Description 1 online resource Contents A Crusader's Tale -- Touching the Multitudes -- The CACC: Functioning, Clienteles, Status, and Global View -- "Operation Testimony" -- "We Could Reach Everyone in the World" -- The Changing Face of Anticommunism -- "The Triumphal Spirit of These Days": 1960-61 Success -- "Schwarz Stirs Them Up, Welch Signs Them Up": First Controversies -- High-Water Mark: August-December 1961 and Crusade Spinoffs -- World Ambitions -- Crusaders -- Troubled Times -- Resilience, Revival, and End Summary "Fred C. Schwarz (1913-2009) was an Australian-born medical doctor and evangelical preacher who settled in the United States in the early 1950s, where he founded the Christian Anti-Communism Crusade. His work as an anticommunist educator spanned five decades; his campaigns attracted large crowds, strengthened grassroots conservatism, and influenced political leaders. By the late 1950s, the Crusade had become one of the most important conservative organizations in America, turning numerous citizens into lifelong right-wing militants. In Teaching Anticommunism, Hubert Villeneuve sheds light on Schwarz's fascinating career and organization, which left a distinct mark on the United States and was also active internationally. Cold War anticommunism in the US consisted of more than the House Un-American Activities Committee and the campaign led by Senator Joseph McCarthy. Villeneuve shows that, by the early 1960s, Schwarz's Crusade was an integral part of a burgeoning American anticommunist subculture that united grassroots conservatives of all stripes. Its influence continued, paving the way for the development of the "New Right" that began in the 1970s. In addition to exploring the life and work of Schwarz, the book highlights the transnational dimension of US conservatism by outlining the Crusade's role in worldwide anticommunist networks that operated throughout the Cold War. Packed with unnerving evidence but leavened with humorous anecdotes and insights into a mercurial figure, Teaching Anticommunism provides a unique perspective on the evolution of the contemporary American right wing and its global connections."-- Provided by publisher Analysis BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General HISTORY / United States / 20th Century Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Subject Schwarz, Fred, 1913-2009 SUBJECT Schwarz, Fred, 1913-2009 fast Subject Christian Anti-Communism Crusade. SUBJECT Christian Anti-Communism Crusade fast Subject Conservatism -- United States -- History -- 20th century Right-wing extremists -- United States -- History -- 20th century Christians -- Political activity -- United States -- History -- 20th century Anti-communist movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General. Anti-communist movements Christians -- Political activity Conservatism Right-wing extremists United States Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9780228003205 0228003202 9780228003199 0228003199

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