PRINT CULTURE

The Exhibits show the connections between antifascist activism and its press. US Hispanic antifascists, in particular anarchists, believed in the free press as a means to engage the general public intellectually, politically, and culturally through journalism, literature, theater, and graphic art. ​The Workers' editorial agency was a team and grassroots effort, meaning it was funded, written, and printed collectively. In other words, editors, contributors, writers, and readers had a cooperative relationship, and the distinction common in the mainstream press is less apparent in a community periodical.

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Despite the irregularity inherent to the alternative press, workers’ periodicals constituted a reliable source of news, opinions, ideas, and practices. They also operated as connecting hubs for progressive and radical networks in the United States. For many decades, alternative newspapers and magazines served as practical resources for contesting elitism and repression, while fostering grassroots solidarity and mutual aid.