MAX SHACHTMAN

American socialists and communists were very vocal about the terrible racial discrimination that existed in the United States until the Civil Rights and Voting Rights Acts were passed in the 1960s. In 1933 describing Black African societies as anything but primitive was rare regardless of the historical facts. When communists and socialists too these anti-racist positions, the racist Southerners then conflated this position and accused all opponents of segregation of being socialists and communists. This tactic actually worked quite well and for many years discouraged many politicians or others from speaking out against discrimination lest they be accused of being a communist or socialist.

He was one of the first leftists to point out and condemns the Russian Stalinist imperialism. Official communist doctrine stated that only capitalist nations could be imperialists.

He was one of the first leftists to point out and condemns the Russian Stalinist imperialism. Official communist doctrine stated that only capitalist nations could be imperialists.

American socialists and communists were very vocal about the terrible racial discrimination that existed in the United States until the Civil Rights and Voting Rights Acts were passed in the 1960s. In 1933 describing Black African societies as anything but primitive was rare regardless of the historical facts. When communists and socialists too these anti-racist positions, the racist Southerners then conflated this position and accused all opponents of segregation of being socialists and communists. This tactic actually worked quite well and for many years discouraged many politicians or others from speaking out against discrimination lest they be accused of being a communist or socialist.