Non-musical history for today: 1947 – Cold War: The House Un-American Activities Committee began its investigation into Communist infiltration of the Hollywood film industry, resulting in a blacklist that prevented some from working in the industry for years. The Hollywood Ten (directors/screenwriters and such) were Alvah Bessie, Herbert Biberman, Lester Cole, Edward Dmytryk, Ring Lardner Jr., John Howard Lawson, Albert Maltz, Samuel Ornitz, Adrian Scott, and Dalton Trumbo. Trumbo was able to break out of the blacklisting in 1960, somehow. But the others never quite regained their footing. Remember kids, having communist ideas, or even sympathy, doesn’t make you “un-American” or “anti-American.” Even putting ideals into your films doesn’t. That’s freedom of speech, b!tches.

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