Witch Hunts: Salem and McCarthyism Imagine what it would be like to be labeled a Communist for the mere fact that you happened to sport a goatee? It happened in the 1950’s McCarthyism period! Doesn’t this sound strangely similar to the Salem witch-hunts? Perfectly normal people accused of being witches just because they were seen dancing strangely in the woods. McCarthyism and the Salem witch-hunts were both attempts by power-hungry people to diminish their …showed first 75 words of 522 total…

…showed last 75 words of 522 total…McCarthy. A resolution of censure against McCarthy was soon introduced in the Senate. On December 2, 1954, Senator Joseph McCarthy was condemned in a vote of a special session of the U.S. Senate for his conduct in Senate committees. Bibliography Works Cited Garraty, John A. “The Rise of McCarthyism.” The Story of America. Cincinnati, OH: Pantheon Books, 1990: 458-459. “McCarthy, Joseph Raymond.” Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia 99. New York, NY: Publishing, Inc., 1999. CD-ROM “The Salem Witch Trails 1692.” 27 August 1997. (14 October 1999).