In light of yesterday’s attempted insurrection and display of white terror, this poster (from Communist Collection of A.E. Forbes‘ collection at
University of Pittsburgh) sparked my attention. The International Labor Defense published this pamphlet on how to recognize white terror, ca. 1930s. Notice, white terror is classified as working class abused and exploitation, particularly against workers of color. Full pamphlet: https://historicpittsburgh.org/islandora/object/pitt%3A2000.07.065/viewer#page/1/mode/2up
“Wherever Negroes struggle against discrimination, jim-crowism, and lynching or foreign born workers fight against deportation, we have White Terror.”
“Make the banner of the International Labor Defense your own. Join a mass organization that leads the fight for the defense of the working class prisoners and victims of White Terror.”
Melissa Ford, Phd 