11-17-15 The Anti-Communist Witch Hunt in 2:00 (Raygun) [View all]

http://laborhistoryin2.podbean.com/e/november-17-the-anti-communist-witch-hunt/




November 17, 2015
On this day in Labor History the year was 1947. That was the day that the Screen Actors Guild voted to make all SAG members take an anti-Communist loyalty oath. The late 1940s were the dawn of the US Cold War with the Soviet Union. Anti-Communist hysteria swept the country.

2:00 minute audio at link.