Comprehensive Look at the Red Scare and Its Resonance in Today's Politics

Comprehensive Look at the Red Scare and Its Resonance in Today's Politics Robin Johnson 29:00

Clay Risen, author of Red Scare: Blacklists, McCarthyism, and the Making of Modern America, discusses key elements of this era–The Hollywood 10, censorship of books and movies, those affected, including actor Sterling Hayden and Robert Oppenheimer–as well as the national landscape that provoked the conspirator style of politics, unsung heroes, and much more.

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