The Green International
New York: The Green International, n.d. 6x9 inch leaflet, receipt date of March 1940 penciled at bottom, fold-creased with closed edge tears.
Introduction to the anti-war organization. In a period when colored shirts were used to signify various political movements (Blackshirts, Brownshirts, the American fascist Silvershirts, etc), the Greenshirts marked an effort to oppose all violent ideologies. The Green International was affiliated with the Baha'i faith and worked with a number of pacifist organizations, including the Peace Patriots, War Resisters International, War Resisters League, Women's Peace Society, and others. Chanler, née Julia Lynch Olin, was a prominent Baha'i author and organizer, and was involved with the Reform Baha'i movement after being expelled from the Baha'i Faith in 1939.
Cat.No: 343879
Price: $40.00