This lesson will introduce students to the Second Red Scare (also known as the era of McCarthyism), the House of Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), and the public fear of communism that ran rampant in the 1940s and 1950s. Students will analyze a political cartoon that addresses the public fear of communism; reflect upon and summarize what they have learned in a video about McCarthyism; analyze excerpts of testimony delivered by four entertainers summoned by HUAC: Lucille Ball, Edward Dmytryk, Paul Robeson, and Pete Seeger; and make connections between the Hollywood blacklist and the cultural climate today.