An Unexpected History Lesson

I didn’t know much about the Spanish Civil War, I definitely went through a learning curve. In the letters, there was such a sharing of knowledge by Alphaeus on global politics and how it impacted the war in Spain. This was all the more evident when I later discovered Alphaeus was a history teacher. 

Genealogy helped me to discover the extraordinary lives of my ancestors and also their role in history.

To learn more about the Spanish Civil War and the Abraham Lincoln Brigade go to:

http://www.alba-valb.org/ 

Book Release

Alphaeus Danfourth Prowell: Letters from an American volunteer in the Spanish Civil War

By Dawn Rolland

“The Spanish people are really wonderful. They always crowd around you asking questions, and showing the greatest kindness to you. They have no prejudice, and I really feel no different between them and myself. Here I am treated as one of them. I like this place,” wrote Alphaeus Prowell an African American in Spain fighting in the Spanish Civil War in 1937. 

These extraordinary letters written by Prowell captured the heart and soul of his war experience. They also reveal the man behind the revolutionary, and tell of the women he loved and left behind for a cause.

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