The Black Scare, Red Scare & So-Called Terrorism

About this episode

Dr. Charisse Burden-Stelly discusses the relationship between anti-blackness and anti-communism in the U.S.

We are joined by Dr. Charisse Burden-Stelly to discuss her work on 'Black Scare, Red Scare,' examining the intertwined nature of anti-blackness and anti-communism in the U.S. legal and political order.

People in this episode

Guest: Dr. Charisse Burden-Stelly

Topics covered

• anti-blackness
• anti-communism
• U.S. legal order
• political order
• history

Keywords

• Black Scare
• Red Scare
• anti-blackness
• anti-communism
• U.S. politics
• legal order

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Black Scare, Red Scare

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