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Anarchism in America

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Anarchy in the USA! • 1h 16m

Directed by Steven Fischler and Joel Sucher • Documentary • 1982 • 75 minutes

A colorful and provocative survey of anarchism in America which attempts to dispel popular misconceptions and to trace its historical development, both as a native American philosophy stemming from 19th century American traditions of individualism and as a foreign ideology brought to America by immigrants. It features rare archival footage of significant personalities and events in anarchist history.

—Silver Plaque, Chicago Film Festival

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anarchism in america, anarchy, cinema guild, doc, documentary, expository, government, his, history, ovid, pacific street, politics

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