MEDIA

  • WNYC ARCHIVES: Full unedited audio and photos from the rally, along with historical background.
  • THE NEW YORK REVIEW OF BOOKS: A look at the history of fascism in America.
  • THE SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE: Article exploring the historical background behind the film.
  • THE WASHINGTON POST: Reporter Philip Blum digs into the story of Isadore Greenbaum, the Jewish protester who ran out on stage the night of the rally.
  • ROLLING STONE: On the 80th anniversary of the 1939 rally, filmmakers projected footage from A Night at The Garden onto Madison Square Garden. Director Marshall Curry explained, “We wanted the projection to feel like ghosts were coming back to remind Americans not to be complacent.”

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  • THE GERMAN-AMERICAN BUND: Transcripts of Nazi Speeches from 1939.
  • THE GERMAN-AMERICAN BUND CHARTS: A series of charts created by the German-American Bund as propaganda and archived at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library.
  • “IT CAN HAPPEN HERE” TV SPOT: 30-second ad for A Night at The Garden, which was rejected by FOX News for being “unsuitable for air.Read more about the controversy.
  • THE MEMORY PALACE: “The Year Hank Greenberg Hit 58 Home Runs.” Gripping podcast about a brawl outside of The Garden that night.
  • RADIO DIARIES: “When Nazis Took Manhattan.” Terrific NPR podcast about the rally.
  • RETROPOD: Podcast story from The Washington Post about Fritz Kuhn, the leader of the Nazi group called the German-American Bund.
  • PROTEST FLYER: Thousands of protestors gathered outside the rally, some of whom handed out this flyer. Note the final chilling statement: “Don’t wait for the concentration camps — Act now!”

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