The Red Scare The celebrated editorial cartoonist for the Washington Post, Herbert Lawrence Block was a frequent critic of McCarthyism. In this 1949 cartoon, he addressed the intimidation of teachers, which occurred across the country in public schools and universities. Public officials demanded that teachers take loyalty oaths, grilled them about their past and present political associations, and fired those who refused to cooperate.
A 1949 Herblock Cartoon, © The Herb Block Foundation.