Journalist Dorothy Thompson—born on this day in 1893—was one of America’s most outspoken voices against Nazism. Her writing and radio broadcasts alerted millions of people to Nazi Germany’s persecution of Jews as well as the threat it posed to democracy and international peace. In 1931, the Nazi Party invited Thompson to interview Adolf Hitler for Cosmopolitan magazine. She expanded the interview, publishing it along with her impressions, in a book, “I Saw Hitler!,” which was released before Hit
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Journalist Dorothy Thompson—born on this day in 1893—was one of America’s most outspoken voices against Nazism. Her writing and radio broadcasts alerted millions of people to Nazi Germany’s persecution of Jews as well as the threat it posed to democracy and international peace. In 1931, the Nazi Party invited Thompson to interview Adolf Hitler for Cosmopolitan magazine. She expanded the interview, publishing it along with her impressions, in a book, “I Saw Hitler!,” which was released before Hit
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The Silencing of Dorothy Thompson
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The Silencing of Dorothy Thompson
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Journalist Dorothy Thompson recorded this speech after arriving in Paris in August 1934. Just days earlier, Nazi authorities had expelled her from Germany. Thompson was the first American journalist expelled from Nazi Germany, since she criticized Adolf Hitler and the Nazi regime in her reporting. In her speech, she warned Americans that Nazi Germany did not believe in freedom of the press. "My expulsion from Germany is not individually of any importance. It is only interesting insofar as it thr
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Journalist Dorothy Thompson recorded this speech after arriving in Paris in August 1934. Just days earlier, Nazi authorities had expelled her from Germany. Thompson was the first American journalist expelled from Nazi Germany, since she criticized Adolf Hitler and the Nazi regime in her reporting. In her speech, she warned Americans that Nazi Germany did not believe in freedom of the press. "My expulsion from Germany is not individually of any importance. It is only interesting insofar as it thr
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NBC - Hitler Invasion of Poland - Dorothy Thompson - September 3, 1939
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NBC - Hitler Invasion of Poland - Dorothy Thompson - September 3, 1939
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Dorothy Thompson: The Zionist Ally Who Discovered the Truth in Palestine
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Dorothy Thompson: The Zionist Ally Who Discovered the Truth in Palestine
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Dorothy Thompson in Paris
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Dorothy Thompson in Paris
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Dorothy Thompson Interview - June 1941 (1941)
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Dorothy Thompson Interview - June 1941 (1941)
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Before the Nazis seized control of Germany, American journalist Dorothy Thompson had described Adolf Hitler as a “little man.” She had said he was impossible to talk to because he spoke as if addressing a crowd. She once wrote, "A hysterical note creeps into his voice, which rises sometimes almost to a scream.” Hitler did not forget Thompson’s portrayal when he became chancellor of Germany in January 1933. In August 1934, within days of her arrival in Germany, Hitler personally ordered her remov
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Journalist Dorothy Thompson made a name for herself in the 1930s and 40s by speaking out against fascism in Europe—and at home. Tune in tonight at 9/8c for an encore presentation of NAZI TOWN, USA (check local listings) or stream anytime on YouTube and the PBS App. | American Experience | PBS
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American Cassandra: The Life of Dorothy Thompson
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The Journalist Who Saw WW2 Coming
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Dorothy Thompson: Trailblazing Journalist #womenshistorymonth
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This Woman Risked Everything to Tell the Truth
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The Women Who Changed Journalism Forever
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The Legendary Career of Dorothy Thompson: What One Good Journalist Can Do.
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Dorothy Thompson's Story
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Dorothy Thompson, a risk-taking journalist devoted to fighting fascism, was born #OnThisDay in 1893. A biographer once referred to Dorothy as the leading American voice in the war against fascism, and
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Considering History: Dorothy Thompson Warned of Fascism in the U.S. and in Nazi Germany | The Saturday Evening Post
Oct 10, 2022
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INTERVIEWS WITH HISTORIANS - DOROTHY THOMPSON
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Dorothy Thompson - Who Goes Nazi? (Her voice modelled on a genuine 1934 broadcast)
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The Secret Ledger: What Happened to Dorothy Thompson?
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Mystery on the Mississippi | Homicide Hours To Kill | True Crime
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Dorothy Thompson's Murder Mystery in St Bernard
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In June 1965, Dorothy Thompson was a 30-year-old wife and mother living a quiet life in the small town of Barkhamsted, Connecticut. One afternoon, her husband came home to find Dorothy brutally murdered behind their house, while their toddler daughter and elderly mother-in-law were unharmed upstairs. The crime scene suggested a violent and personal attack, yet nothing of real value was taken except a small piggy bank. Police quickly believed Dorothy likely knew her killer, but the investigation
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Hitler’s Olympics Part 1: The Blue-Eyed Tornado | Revisionist History | Malcolm Gladwell
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Woman Wrapped In Chains Found After 18 Years | Homicide: Hours To Kill
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The American Journalists Who Defied Nazi Intimidation | The U.S. and the Holocaust | PBS
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Nazitown, USA excerpt: Dorothy Thompson warns of fascism
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🎙️ Dorothy Thompson | Old Time Radio Shows 📻
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