“By late 1940 North Carolinians began to prepare for a war that was rapidly closing in on them. Charlotteans responded with a dramatic increase in patriotic fervor and reverence for the American flag….The Charlotte Observer attacked those who failed to display the proper zeal for their country: ‘Anybody who fails to contribute is in a […]
Posts Tagged ‘julian pleasants’
Charlotte Observer: Wave flag or be labeled ‘Hitler-lover’
Posted in Just A Bite, tagged charlotte nc, home front, julian pleasants, nc in wwii on October 25, 2017 | Leave a Comment »
FBI probes Observer’s spy claims, finds…nothing
Posted in Just A Bite, tagged charlotte nc, charlotte observer, home front, julian pleasants, spies in north carolina on July 3, 2017 | Leave a Comment »
“[During World War II] the Charlotte Observer took up the hunt for un-American activities, claiming that over 2,000 subversives were present in the area and arguing that the U.S. Constitution did not protect anyone accused of Communist or Nazi sympathies. The paper chastised those who complained about FBI investigations as more concerned with civil liberties […]
1943 query from Monroe: ‘What are blacks fighting for?’
Posted in Just A Bite, tagged home front, julian pleasants, leander derr, monroe nc, robert williams on May 13, 2017 | Leave a Comment »
“Rumor mills went into overtime [during World War II], fabricating tales of violence in public transportation, warning that blacks intended to ‘take over’ white women and that they were ‘gathering ice picks’ for a mass insurrection….. “In May 1943 fears of a black uprising increased when the Charlotte News published a letter from Leander Derr, […]
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