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Bowman Gum Company Fight the Red Menace: The Children's Crusade against Communism trading cards; 31. Case of Cardinal Mindzenty

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09627.31 Author/Creator: Bowman Gum Company Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Trading card Date: 1951 Pagination: 1 collecting card ; 6 x 8 cm. Order a Copy

One trading card from the Red Menace collection, "31. Case of Cardinal Mindzenty" depicting Joseph Mindzenty seated at a bench in court. Reverse side contains propaganda narrative that mentions a Catholic cardinal, Joseph Mindzenty, who was put on trial by "Hungarian Reds" and sentenced to life imprisonment. Text notes that "partial confessions" were due to communist torturing and drugs.

Mindszenty, Jozsef, 1892–1975

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