Red scare propaganda

The Red Scare was hysteria over the perceived threat posed by Communists in the U.S. during the Cold War era.

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Example of propoganda about the Red Scare of the 1920's

1951 Seattle Civil Defense Manual Cover.

If An A-Bomb Falls

artist- John McDermott

In 1947 the Catechetical Guild Educational Society in St. Paul, Minnesota put out this warning against Communist infiltration. The inside cover provides this dire statement: “The average American is prone to say, “It can’t happen here.” Millions of people in other countries used to say the same thing…. Today they are dead – or living … Continue reading "Is This Tomorrow? A Red Scare Comic Book from 1947"

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