This is a great film about African Americans who went to Spain to fight fascism as part of International Brigade in the Spanish Civil War. There’s an online event today about it. h/t @MaazaMengiste eventbrite.com/e/an-alba-film…
Langston Hughes is mentioned in the film. This is a brief intro to what he wrote about the link between fascism, racism, and the Spanish Civil War 
"Cause if a free Spain wins this war,
The colonies, too, are free" Langston Hughes #SpanishCivilWar
The colonies, too, are free" Langston Hughes #SpanishCivilWar
Letter From Spain - Langston Hughes poetrynook.com/poem/letter-sp…
One of the volunteers said the Italian fascist invasion of Ethiopia in 1935 galvanized him. I urge you to read @MaazaMengiste’s brilliant The Shadow King which was shortlisted for the Booker, about the women and men who fought back Mussolini’s troops wwnorton.com/books/97803933…
Before Spain, there was Ethiopia. Fuck fascism always and everywhere eventbrite.com/e/an-alba-film…
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