Jan 4, 2010

Invisible Man | Compare and Contrast

1930s: Following an active policy of inclusion, the Communist party recruits many black leaders and thinkers.
1952: A ‘‘witch-hunt’’ for communists begun by U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy continues through the early 1950s and ruins many careers.

Today: The 1980s see the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe. In America, politics is increasingly middle-of-the-road. American communists are a small fringe group.
1930s: The U.S. labor movement gains support under the New Deal, but...