"#Marx participated in the #1848revolutions in Prussia [...] Those #revolutions failed [...] Marx and many [exiles] ended up in London, but many of them ended up in the United States and they become known as the #48ers [...] they joined the Republican Party, they joined the #abolitionistMovement..."
#LettersAndPolitics welcomes #AndrewHartman, author of #KarlMarxInAmerica
https://kpfa.org/episode/letters-and-politics-june-16-2025/
#UShistory #USCivilWar #abolitionism #KarlMarx #AmericanMarxism #books @bookstodon @histodons
KPFAKarl Marx's Influence in the US | KPFAGuest: Andrew Hartman is professor of history at Illinois State University. He is the author of A War for the Soul of America: A History of the Culture Wars, Education and the Cold War: The Battle for the American School, and his latest, Karl Marx in America.
