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HUAC, McCarthy, and the Reds - McCarthyism and the Blacklist
A brief, illustrated timeline of Joe McCarthy's life and the House Un-American Activities Committee.
huac.tripod.com
Article documenting HUAC's role in the blacklisting of suspected Communists in Hollywood and its attempts to influence the content of films produced in the late 1940s and 1950s.
www.moderntimes.com
Online NewsHour: Hollywood Blacklisting
Excerpts from the PBS documentary "The Legacy of the Hollywood Blacklist."
www.pbs.org
Short biographies of the individuals who refused to testify in HUAC's hearings, thereby earning a place on the blacklist.
www.lib.berkeley.edu
McCarran Internal Security Act
Partial text of a law "[t]o protect the United States against certain Un American and subversive activities by requiring registration of Communist organizations."
www.multied.com
Mocks the late anti-Communist. Includes an online discussion group.
www.angelfire.com
Libertarian author cooperates with Congressional investigation of Communist propaganda in American films. Includes introduction, background, and notes.
www.noblesoul.com
"Have You No Sense of Decency": The Army-McCarthy Hearings
Transcript of the session that led to Senator McCarthy's downfall.
historymatters.gmu.edu
"You Are the Un-Americans, and You Ought to be Ashamed of Yourselves"
Testimony of Paul Robeson before the House Un-American Activities Committee.
historymatters.gmu.edu
"They Want to Muzzle Public Opinion":
Testimony of John Howard Lawson before the House Un-American Activities Committee.
historymatters.gmu.edu
"The World Was at Stake": Three "Friendly" HUAC Hollywood Witnesses Assess Pro-Soviet Wartime Films
Jack Warner, Ayn Rand and Louis B. Mayer testify before the House UnAmerican Activities Committee.
historymatters.gmu.edu
"I Have Sung in Hobo Jungles, and I Have Sung for the Rockefellers"
Testimony of Pete Seeger to HUAC.
historymatters.gmu.edu
"I Cannot and Will Not Cut My Conscience to Fit This Year's Fashions"
Text of Lillian Hellman' s letter to the House Un-American Activities Committee refusing to name names.
historymatters.gmu.edu
"A Damaging Impression of Hollywood Has Spread"
Movie "Czar" Eric Johnston testifies before HUAC.
historymatters.gmu.edu
Communists Are Second to None in Our Devotion to Our People and to Our Country
Prosecution and defense statements from the 1949 trial of American Communist Party leaders.
historymatters.gmu.edu