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Both the Prague Games in Czechoslovakia and the proposed Olympiad in Barcelona, Spain, carried on a tradition of sports festivals staged by working-class groups allied to political parties.
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Articles and illustrations from the Prague Games, Czechoslovakia.
Bibliothek der Friedrich-Ebert- Stiftung, Bonn, Germany
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The program is for the “People's Olympiad” in Barcelona, canceled when fighting broke out in Spain. The Spanish Republican forces were opposed by the army of Francisco Franco, who later received active military support from Germany and its Axis ally, Italy.
USHMM #14924/University of Illinois Archives, Champaign-Urbana, Illinois
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The Museum’s exhibitions are supported by the Lester Robbins and Sheila Johnson Robbins Traveling and Special Exhibitions Fund, established in 1990.
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