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75. McCarthyism: Hollywood on Trial (Ep 2)
Episode 75

75. McCarthyism: Hollywood on Trial (Ep 2)

Journey Through Time

February 23, 202636m 26s

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Show Notes

What happened when the House of Un-American Activities Committee started to prosecute some of the biggest names in Hollywood? Who were the infamous ‘Hollywood Ten’? Why did the trial of Alger Hiss, a State Department official, terrify the American public? How did a young Richard Nixon make his name during these trials? 

Join David Olusoga and Sarah Churchwell as they look at when the HUAC hearings came to Hollywood. 

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