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Black Scare / Red Scare with Charisse Burden-Stelly

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The Black Scare and the Red Scare in US Policy

This chapter explores the implementation of the black scare and the red scare in US policy, highlighting examples of anti-black and anti-communist governance. It discusses the Espionage Act and Sedition Act during World War I, Jay Edgar Hoover's report in World War II, and the targeting of Marcus Garvey and Angela Herndon. The chapter examines the challenges faced by black radicals and the intertwining of blackness and communism as perceived threats.

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