Tag: vito marcantonio

  • Reds vs. Rights: The Great Cold War Debate

    Reds vs. Rights: The Great Cold War Debate

    Espionage trials, loyalty oaths, and textbook investigations were common during the early years of the Cold War. Supporters claimed they were needed to combat the Red menace… but what about our Constitutional rights? In 1949, Kefauver stood up for the First Amendment against a prominent anti-Communist Senator in a nationally broadcast discussion.

  • Campaign 1948: Kefauver Beats the Machine and Enters the Senate

    Campaign 1948: Kefauver Beats the Machine and Enters the Senate

    Let’s go back to where it all began. In Estes Kefauver’s first campaign for the Senate, he took down a powerful political machine, earned the national spotlight… and gained a symbol that stuck with him.

  • Painting the Town Red?

    Painting the Town Red?

    Estes Kefauver’s opponents tried to smear him by tying him to Vito Marcantonio. Who was Marcantonio? Think of him as the AOC or Rashida Tlaib of his day.