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On the day the fascist generals rebelled against the democratic Spanish Republic—July 18, 1936—Dolores Ibarruri, already widely known as La Pasionaria, spoke on Madrid radio: “It is better to die on your feet than live on your knees! No Pasaran!”
From that moment on, They Shall Not Pass became the rallying cry of the fight against fascism!
First published by International Publishers in 1966, They Shall Not Pass—written with warmth and passion—provides history and context on the rise of and struggle against fascism in Spain. Dolores Ibarruri provides insights into the operations of the Popular Front governments, the alignments, the betrayals, the inner struggles and differences. She sheds light on the history of the Spanish Civil War, on the people who suffered and fought, who bled and died.
They Shall Not Pass is a story of hope. A story of ordinary people rising and uniting against fascist oppression. A story of Communists—like Dolores Ibarruri—bringing people together to defend democracy. It’s a story still relevant today!
This Expanded Edition of They Shall Not Pass includes a Foreword by Elisabeth B. Armstrong, Professor of the Study of Women & Gender at Smith College and the author Bury the Corpse of Colonialism: The Revolutionary Feminist Conference of 1949.
Supplementary material from the archives of the Daily World—compiled by Armstrong—are also included enabling readers to better understand Ibarruri’s contribution to the struggle against fascism and for socialism.
As a leading Communist, she devoted her life to the fight for democracy. They Shall Not Pass is her story—but it’s also ours!
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