Congressional Sidelights, April 27, 1949

Title

Congressional Sidelights, April 27, 1949

Creator

William M. Colmer (1890-1980)

Source

William M. Colmer Papers, M24, Historical Manuscripts, Special Collections, The University of Southern Mississippi Libraries

Date

1949-04-27

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Language

En

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For release Wednesday, April 27:1949<br /> <br /> Congressional sidelights by congressman William M Colmer<br /> <br /> The south, a colored nation<br /> <br /> Students of Russian communism and its plans in operations have known for several years that the soviets planned a prominent part to be played by the Negro in its revolutionary conquest of the United States. But, it was only last week that some of these plans were disclosed, in the trial of some dozen communist leaders in this country, in detail<br /> <br /> A southern Georgia born Negro, William Nowell, now a federal government employee, testified in this trial, down and it’s fifth week in New York City, but as a member of the communist party, he was taught by party leaders, both in this country and in Russia, the technique to be employed with the revolution came in the United States. Further, he had other party agents were to propagandize The southern Negroes into believing that, with the victory of the revolution, the whole area of the south from Virginia to Mississippi was to be converted into a “Negro nation“. In other words, as a reward for their part in the communist revolution in this country, all Negroes in these United States would be given the opportunity of becoming communist and having that great section of the country down as the “deep south“ turned over to them. Under this plan “the bottom rail was to be placed on top“. The Negro was<br /> <br /> Page 1

Citation

William M. Colmer (1890-1980), “Congressional Sidelights, April 27, 1949,” Online Exhibits at Southern Miss, accessed April 18, 2024, https://usmspecialcollections.omeka.net/items/show/212.

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