Read excerpts from the book, The Age of McCarthyism: A Brief History with Documents by Ellen Schrecker. Learn about the Anti-Communist Network, Blacklists, and Congress.
Directory provides a list of links devoted to the senator and the anti-communism fervor he helped create.
Learn the history of the House Un-American Activities Committee's famous hearings in 1947 and 1951 that blacklisted ten Hollywood filmmakers.
Museum of communism explains some justification for the blacklisting of pro-Communist screenwriters and offers a list of related links.
Museum of Communism provides this review of Hollywood's blacklisting of suspected "Commies" during the Red Scare of the 1940s and 50s.
Article explores the affect of the HUAC blacklist on the entertainment industry and Hollywood labor unions.
Find biographies of actors, writers, and other entertainers involved with the 1947 HUAC hearings. Includes the infamous "blacklist."
Essay by Dan Georgakas chronicles the history of the HUAC's investigation of suspected Hollywood Communists in 1947 and 1951.
Magazine devoted to classic Hollywood cinema features an article discussing the impact of the HUAC on the film industry. Find related links.
Supplies a brief explanation of the Internal Security Act of 1950 and relates it to the HUAC's investigations. Includes a citation.
Find photos and a biography of the notorious Senator McCarthy who accused numerous officials in the 1950s of subversive activities.
Encyclopedia includes a brief description of an ugly period in American history. Learn how Cold War hysteria caused the Hollywood blacklist.
Transcript of an interview with two blacklisted artists, Paul Jarrico and Marsha Hunt. Read or listen to a RealAudio version of the broadcast.
View and listen to clips of the infamous red baiting politician. Offers numerous video and audio clips, including McCarthy at the Army Hearings.
Father of Mickey Mouse vowed to clear communist sympathizers out of his studio. Read a text-only testimony to the House on Unamerican Activities.
Discover biographies and filmographies of the first ten blacklisted writers, directors, and performers. An extensive bibliography is provided.
Penn's English department provides background information on the House Un-American Activities Committee. Find primary documents and quotations.