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The Red Scare Files: When McCarthyism Turned Neighbors Into Suspects
In the shadowy years following World War II, fear swept across America like wildfire. With whispers of communism spreading, the nation turned inward, gripped by a relentless suspicion that infected neighborhoods and workplaces alike. Ordinary citizens suddenly found themselves under scrutiny—sometimes for nothing more than a casual comment or a distant association. This was the ...