John Randolph Quotes
American Communist Party Newspaper. The communists were so supportive of the war effort that they were often unconditional defenders of the Roosevelt Administration’s war program. Most communists suspended their advocacy of labor strikes and Black enfranchisement during the war because it would ultimately lead to the weakening of the Allied efforts against the Nazis. Programs such as the “March on Washington Movement” were seen as untimely and therefore subversive and fascist. For more communist criticism of attempts during this period to further civil rights see {603312}
Referring to Senator John Randolph of Roanoke: See {631458} for an example of the kind of attack to which Adams reacted.
Jefferson had designed a writing box for his granddaughter’s (Ellen Randolph) wedding gift but the ship carrying the gift to Boston went down at sea. As a replacement, Jefferson gave her his personal writing desk which he had used for over 50 years for almost all his writing including the Declaration of Independence. A 4to was a an extra large, oversize book. See {611676} for more on the desk
In addition to facing regular Confederate Troops, there were irregular insurgents who would fire at and harass normal civilian activity much like the terrorists in the Mideast today. Like today, the insurgents could exist only as long as they were sheltered and assisted by the Southern civilian population. Sherman did not see this as collective punishment as all the people in the small town of Randolph were helping the insurgents.
Note the technique of labeling any attempt to obtain equal rights for Blacks communistic. The communists were exploiting the racism and hypocrisy of American race relations and supported most civil rights efforts. However Randolph and most other Black Civil Rights Leaders were not communists although some were.
