''Vanguard: A Libertarian Communist Journal'' was a monthly

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political and theoretical journal, based in

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, published between April 1932 and July 1939, and edited by Samuel Weiner, among others. ''Vanguard'' began as a project of the

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, composed of members of the editorial collective of the '' Road to Freedom'' newspaper, as well as members of the Friends of Freedom group. Its initial subtitle was "An Anarchist Youth Publication", but changed to "A Libertarian Communist Journal " after issue 1. Within several issues ''Vanguard'' would become a central sounding board for the international anarchist movement, including reports of developments during the Spanish Revolution as well as movement reports by

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and

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Contributors

The following is a partial list of contributors whose essays were published in ''Vanguard'': *"Samuel Weiner" (Sam Dolgoff) *S Morrison *Senex *Abe Coleman *Roman Weinrebe

References

Excerpt from "Anarchist Voices: An Oral History of Anarchism in America" by Paul Avrich (Princeton University Press)
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