The Hollywood Ten
Paul Robeson was investigated by the HUAC because he had made a speech that said that blacks would not support the US if there was a war against the Soviet Union. He also refused to sign an affidavit that said that he was not a communist.
THE HUAC-- an overviewThe HUAC was the House Un-american Activties Committee, it was responsible for the destruction of all unamerican things.
HUAC was the House Committee on Un-Amercan Activities. It was created to investigate disloyal and subversive organizations, such as Fascism Nazism and Communism. Largely associated with McCarthyism, HUAC set out to investigate and convict peole of holding left-wing (communism) views. In 1947, HUAC began blacklisting Hollywood actors and producers.
Members of the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) charged numerous Hollywood figures with being communist sympathizers or having ties to the Communist Party during the 1940s and 1950s. This period, known as the "Red Scare," led to the blacklisting of many actors, writers, and directors, who were unable to work in the industry due to accusations of being "un-American."
The writers who refused to answer questions in front of the HUAC committee were known as the Hollywood Ten.
The Hollywood Ten
The Hollywood Ten
the hollywood 10
the question is what didn't the huac do
The Hollywood ten were ten Hollywood writers thought to be Communist by HUAC (House Committee on Un-American Activities). Joseph McCarthy said that these ten writers could use the film industry to spread communist propaganda. The Hollywood ten were then investigated by HUAC, the writers refused to give evidence saying that the constitution gave them the right to free speech. The Hollywood ten were supported by famous movie stars like Humphrey Bogart, this made no difference the Hollywood ten were sent to prison for refusing to give evidence at HUAC trials, and for being suspected communists. :)
The Hollywood Ten
The Hollywood Ten
Paul Robeson was investigated by the HUAC because he had made a speech that said that blacks would not support the US if there was a war against the Soviet Union. He also refused to sign an affidavit that said that he was not a communist.
HUAC was the House Un-American Activities Committee.
The HUAC was used to find citizens in United States with Nazi ties. It was established in 1938 under the leadership of Martin Dies. The House Judiciary Committee was transferred the functions of HUAC on the abolishment of HUAC in 1975.
1) some even felt that communists could threaten the US government from within. 2) in 1947, congress set up the house committee on un Americana activites(HUAC). 3) ten people called before HUAC refused to testify. they said the hearings were unconstitutional.