... recommendations for books or documentaries for age 11 that look at "communism" and explains pros and cons?
A friend has recently sent me a link to the website of
Manning Johnson (
1908-1959), a former Communist and author of
Color, Communism, and Common Sense (1958). In addition to the
2009 Web Version which can be accessed free online, reprints of the 1958 edition are available for purchase at book stores and online at Amazon. The website of Manning Johnson also contains his Farewell Address (36:18), in which he discusses many issues which are still at the forefront today, more than 60 years later. An important slice of history.
More recent books by other authors which may be of interest include:
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The Politically Incorrect Guide to Socialism (2011)
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The Politically Incorrect Guide to Communism (2017)
These are available in several formats: paperback, hardcover, audio books.
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UPDATE: As of March 2022, Manning Johnson's website is no longer active, however it has been archived many times over the years.
1) Read his book online, FREE:
https://web.archive.org/web/20220205041255/http://manningjohnson.org/book/CCCS_Contents.html
Reprints of his book are also widely available.
2) Listen to his farewell address posted online:
https://web.archive.org/web/20220206095915/http://manningjohnson.org/speech/Manning_Johnson--Farewell_Address-32k.mp3 (36:18)
3) Follow along with transcript of Manning Johnson's "Farewell Address"
https://web.archive.org/web/20210731144351/http://www.manningjohnson.org/speech/transcript.html
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