A Rutgers University professor and his family are trying to leave the United States in the wake of death threats. Their flight was inexplicably canceled as they were about to board the plane Wednesday. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Oct. 9 (UPI) -- A Rutgers University history professor and his family tried to flee to Spain Wednesday following growing death threats because of his teachings on anti-fascism, but found their flight had been suddenly canceled.
Mark Bray, who has published several books on the history of anti-fascist movements, has been the target of right-wing and white-supremacist groups. Many of them call him "Dr. Antifa."
When the death threats became too much and he feared for the safety of his family, he decided to move to Spain for the rest of the school year and teach remotely.
But when Bray and his wife and two children were about to board their flight at Newark Liberty International Airport, the airline told him "the reservation was just canceled." The reason for the cancellation was not immediately clear.
