Rather than focusing upon obamas relationship with his brother, this exclusive footage delves into the presidents kinship with avowed communist frank marshall davis. Kengor charts with definitive accuracy the progression of daviss communist ideas from chicago to hawaii. Chapter dreams from frank marshall davis 246 chapter 14 vietnam dupes. Davis joined the communist party in chicago in the early 1940s. In the 1970s, amid this dangerous political theater, frank marshall davis came into barack obamas life. The primary purpose seems to be to tell the story of frank marshall davis, who was a member of the cpusa communist party of the. In his memoirs, frank began by taking readers back to. The communist frank marshall davis richland library. That question has been impossible to answer, since daviss writings and relationship with obama have either been deliberately obscured or dismissed as irrelevant. Jul 17, 2012 is obama working to fulfill the dreams of frank marshall davis. Jul 14, 2012 a book by paul kengor, phd, titled the communist. Kengor next addressed frank marshall davis, a mentor to barack obama in the 1970s.
Why is president obamas mentor worth a briefing now. The information is laid out in kengors book along with notes as. Davis, wrote paul kengor in the communist, his book about davis. Paul kengor, cold war historian and professor of political science, on his blockbuster book, the communist. Although other radical influences on obamafrom jeremiah wright to bill ayershave been scrutinized, the public knows. Kengor exposes frank marshall davis, obamas communist mentor. According to kengor, davis joined the communist party in chicago following the hitlerstalin pact and testified concerning their activity in congress in the 1950s, providing advice and influence tainted by the communist party agenda. Frank marshall davis 190587 was a hardcore communist, an actual cardcarrying member of communist party usa cpusa, who spent time with a young barack obama throughout the 1970s, right up until the moment obama left hawaii for occidental college in 1979. Peace mobilization and duping the social justice religious left war time and party time 194345. Frank marshall davis, the untold story of barack obamas mentor.
The communists swarm to scottsboro frank s work in the atlanta daily world 1934 paul robeson and progressive dupes back to chicago. F rank marshall davis was born on december 31, 1905. He blasted big business, wall street, big oil, general. Aided by access to explosive declassified fbi files, soviet archives, and daviss original newspaper columns, paul kengor explores how obama sought out davis and how davis found in obama an impressionable young man, one susceptible to daviss worldview that opposed american policy and. In turn, frank marshall davis and his comrades tarred and feathered democrats. Frank marshall davis, 1947 in his memoir, barack obama omits the full name of his mentor, simply calling him frank. Kengor, author of the upcoming mercury ink book about davis called the communist, and his.
The communist is based on declassified material from soviet archives, fbi files, and archived articles from communist party publications. The communist is, in essence, a bibliography of frank marshall davis, late and longtime member of the united states communist party. Kengor is also the author of god and ronald reagan reganbooks, harpercollins, 2004, which made bestseller lists for the new york times extended list, barnesandnoble. The communist by paul kengor meet your next favorite book. Does not bore you and i believe you will find this book interesting.
Buy a cheap copy of the communist book by paul kengor. The author of the communist talks with cliff kincaid of americas survival about the media coverup of frank marshall davis, barack obamas communist. Paul kengor talks about his new book, the communist, focusing on the mentor of president barack obama, frank marshall davis. Washington times in this startling, intensively researched book, bestselling historian paul kengor shines light on a deeply troubling aspect of american history. Frank marshall davis was definitely a blind follower to the soviet premiere joseph stalin. It was obamas grandfather, stanley dunham, who made the introduction. Unlike previous authors who wrote about davis, kengor read hundreds of frank marshall davis longburied newspaper columns that were found. Jul 17, 2012 i found a bunch of examples of davis trashing the american way, so much so that my initial subtitle for this book was frank marshall davis and the american way. Protests, riots, and the chaotic summer of 68 280 chapter 15 grownup vietnam dupes. According to kengor, daviss political views emerged in various editorials during.
Never has a figure as deeply troubling and controversial as frank marshall davis had such an impact on the development of an american president. If youre unfamiliar with this controversial figure, consider dr. Devoid of outrageous conspiracy theories or sensational claims, kengor painstakingly. He would later become a journalist, writing on civil rights issues. To refresh, kengor s book posits that frank marshall davis served as a young barack obamas most influential role model throughout the 1970s. Frank marshall davis obamas communist mentor youtube. The untold story of barack obamas mentor mp3 cd audiobook, mp3 audio, unabridged. Frank marshall davis was born on december 31, 1905. Kengor, a political science professor at grove city college, identifies davis, who died in 1987, as mr. Barack obama isnt pointing to anyone, and certainly doesnt like it when others note correctly that his influences were the likes of saul alinsky, the chicagoan and modern founder of community organizing, or frank marshall davis, the communist journalist and agitator from chicago who mentored obama in hawaii in the latter 1970s, and who. Obamas mentor from boyhood well into the future presidents teens. He grew up in arkansas city, kansas, which he described as a yawn town fifty.
Paul kengor, cold war historian and professor of political science, who has just released a major book titled the communist. I admire russia for wiping out an economic system which permitted a handful of rich to exploit and beat gold from the millions of plain people. Mar 23, 2015 no other person can claim the title of obama mentor than davis, wrote paul kengor in the communist, his book about davis and obama. Paul kengor, professor of political science at grove city college, is the communist. Kengor exposes frank marshall davis, obamas communist. Kengor born 1966 is an author and professor of political science at grove city college. Frank marshall davis, the untold story of barack obamas mentor, based on neverbeforeseen declassified material from soviet archives, fbi files, and archived columns from communist party publications.
In it paul kengor details frank marshall davis s writings, which are often critical of the united states and very pro soviet union. He grew up in arkansas city, kansas, which he described as a yawn town fifty miles south of wichita, five miles north of oklahoma, and east and west of nowhere worth remembering. Oct 12, 2012 historian paul kengor has been doing a circuit of rightwing talk shows, promoting his new book, the communist which ties president obama to a childhood family friend, the labor activist and writer frank marshall davis. Kengor sees remnants of this worldview in obamas early life and even, ultimately, his presidency. Frank marshall davis was an africanamerican born in kansas in 1905. Frank marshall davis, the untold story of barack obamas mentor, will be released july 17. The communist in his memoir, barack obama omits the full name of his mentor, simply calling him frank. President obama met frank marshall davis four decades ago and saw. This is the third in a series of exclusive interviews with dr. Still later, he would fall into a bad crowd, like paul robeson who would be awarded the stalin peace prize and ben davis, associate editor for the daily worker. In the book, i have hundreds of endnotes from primary sources, and especially from congressional reports.
Paul kengors lecture on socialism, communism and democratic socialism at the reagan ranch center in santa barbara, ca. Jul 24, 2012 this is the first in a weekly series of exclusive interviews with dr. More recently, the 2012 profile of frank marshall davis, mentor to barack obama, titled, the communist. According to an eyewitness, they were first introduced in 1970. A, and who all accounts indicate was barack obamas closest role model and mentor.
In those days, by the way, it was democrats who ran these committees. Jul, 2012 on july 17 th, mercury ink and author paul kengor, phd, will introduce the world to the real frank marshall davis the cardcarrying member of the communist party u. Davis, an actual cardcarrying member of the communist party usa, was unabashed in his political leanings, writing and eventually editing key communist newspapers across various u. He is also a visiting fellow at the hoover institution on war, revolution, and peace at stanford university. Frank marshall davis obamas communist mentor, ideological father and possibly his biological father. Is obama working to fulfill the dreams of frank marshall davis. In terms of putting the last 100 years in perspective, dupes may be one of the most significant literary offerings of our time. Although kengor refuses to comment on filmmaker joel gilberts hypothesis that davis is actually the presidents. Despite him doing that i feel not only malice towards frank marshall davis but pity as well this book goes into detail about the bigotry and racism that he faced. Includes bibliographical references pages 317368 and index introduction. With paul kengors the communist, americans can finally weigh the evidence and decide for themselves. I think their can be little doubt that he was a communist. Miller interview paul kengor, author of he communist. Why was obamas audio book version of dreams from my father.
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