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Yet, despite this evidence, the picture that emerges is curiously fragmented, suggesting in retrospect that the war was more a shadowy presence than an overriding concern during this period. What is civic virtue when, in certain circumstances, it becomes shameful submission? And when, by the will of those who use it as an instrument of racist or ideological domination, the army asserts itself in a state of open or latent revolt against democratic institutions, does not the revolt against the army take on a new meaning?
The question explored in this article is what effect did the FrenchβAlgerian War have on surrealism? The surrealists not only supported Algerian independence, but they were also actively involved in the intellectual opposition to the war, participating in numerous committees dedicated to the Algerian cause. Apart from explicit support of Algerian independence, the surrealists were also engaged in a defense of intellectual freedom, notably the struggle against state censorship of publishing.
The trial of Jean-Jacques Pauvert for publishing the writings of the Marquis de Sade coincided with the censorship of accounts of torture perpetrated by the French military in Algeria. Individual surrealists were also deeply involved in drafting one of the key statements against the war, the Declaration of the Right to Insubordination in the War in Algeria.
