February 18, 2026
Tag: John Pepper
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The Civil Rights Movement and Its Anti-Communist Opponents
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The 1950s-1960s civil rights movement drew widespread opposition that frequently called Martin Luther King, Jr. and other activists as “communists,” as this John Birch Society card shows. It’s numbered CR2. There just had to be a CR1. It took years to find, and here’s its story.
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February 4, 2024 4 Comments
In the modern world that expects instant delivery to your home or your phone of everything from paprika and ponchos and the news on politics, the economy, and the weather, it seems silly to have a week devoted to something that must travel through the mail. Nevertheless, National Postcard Week keeps collectors busy from year to year making new cards. We toast the first week in May. Enjoy.