The cartoon pokes fun at the embarrassment of American Communists who suddenly found themselves today’s allies of yesterday’s enemy.
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Editorial Cartoon on American Communists (1939)
This cartoon is from the 25 August 1939 issue of the Pittsburgh Press, courtesy of Google News. The Germans had just signed a non-aggression pact with the Soviet Union, astonishing just about everyone.
The cartoon pokes fun at the embarrassment of American Communists who suddenly found themselves today’s allies of yesterday’s enemy.
The cartoon pokes fun at the embarrassment of American Communists who suddenly found themselves today’s allies of yesterday’s enemy.
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