1949年，陳誠出任臺灣省政府主席之後，轉而以強勢領導的方式整頓台政，對涉有匪諜嫌疑或思想問題者，即逕行予逮捕、拘押，以致於1950、1960年代爆發諸多叛亂案件。值得注意的是，二二八事件關連者亦因「自首不誠」而在整肅之列，且在防共、恐共情勢下，一律被戴上紅帽子，轉而變成叛亂犯，導致許多冤案、錯案、假案。從二二八到白色恐怖，政府對民眾生理上、心理上所造成的壓力和迫害，實是一以貫之，厥為臺灣人權發展史上黑暗的一頁。 　　李媽兜，臺男人，自日治時期及參與農民組合、文化協會等活動，至後正式加入中國共產黨，為臺灣省工委會臺南市工委會委員兼書記，是一位相當活躍的共產黨人。期於二二八事件期間企圖透過武裝行動反抗政府未果，繼於香港會議後積極發展組織，先後在臺南、嘉義一帶建立26個支部、3個直屬小組，黨員除農、工階級之外，亦不乏知識份子，甚至市政府公職人員，因而被情治單位列為「臺共南部匪首」，布下天羅地網，於1952年2月將其緝捕到案，翌年7月執行槍決。至此，臺灣省工委會南部地下組織可算是徹底瓦解，為中國共產黨在臺之嚴重挫敗，其重要性自不待言。

Appointed as Governor of Taiwan in 1949, Cheng Chen began his high-handed governing policy with the aim to stabilize the country. Anyone under suspicion of spying and harboring subversive thoughts were arrested or taken into custody. As a result, cases of insurrection and rebellion abound in the 1950s and 1960s. In particular, those involved in the 228 Incident became the main targets for arrest. From the 228 Incident to the subsequent White Terror, the history of Taiwan entered a dark age marked with oppression, persecution and injustice. Ma-dow Lee, a native from Tainan, had been very involved in farmers' unions and cultural associations ever since the Japanese colonial days. After World War II, he became an active member of the Communist Party and attempted to stage armed rebellion against the Nationalist government during the period of the 228 Incident. After the failure of his insurrection, he continued to organize people from all walks of life including intellectuals and civil servants to form dissident groups. He was ranked top on the most wanted list of the intelligence agency. He was arrested in February 1952 and executed in July the following year. His death marked the dissolution of underground organizations and a severe setback to the Communists in Taiwan.

二二八事件;白色恐怖;李媽兜;臺灣省工作委員會;臺南市工委會

228 Incident; white terror; Ma-dow Lee