On this date in 1949, the FBI published a report that kicked off the notorious “Red Scare” in this country. We were so concerned with discovring who might be a Communist, so the FBI relied on anonymous tips and dubious hints to discover which high-level actors, actreses, and more might be “un-American.” Included on this report was Edward G. Robinson, Danny Kaye, and even Helen Keller! Fast forward to today, snd now we must find racists, sexists, snd homophobes. I guess we just can’t let people exercise their first amendment rights!!
For more info:
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fbi-report-names-hollywood-figures-as-communists
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0611/56412.html
http://teachingamericanhistory.org/static/neh/interactives/timeline/data/060849.html
