The House Committee on Un- American Activities (HUAC) was an investigating committee of the United State House of Representatives that operated during the 1930s to 1970s. Martin Dies was the first chairman of the Un-American Activities, which was established in 1938. At first, the role of the HUAC was to investigate a variety of political groups as well as subversive activities. Due to the Red Scare of the 1950, many hearings were structured towards investigating whether a person is a communist or not. After their first big hearing targeting Nazi Propaganda ‘s activities, the committee became quite famous in 1974 when they started to investigate Communist infiltration of the Motion Picture Industry. Many famous Hollywood artists and entertainers
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Ten screenwriters and directors refused to answer any questions about whether or not they were communists during the hearing regarding their political connection and belief were preferred to as the Hollywood Ten. After the Supreme Court in April 1947, the ten later was being charged for prison terms between six months to one year despite the fact that the committee were being criticized for violating the First Amendment right to Freedom of Speech. In the later HUAC hearing during March 1951, many entertainers informed on their colleagues while other in the industrial invoke the Fifth Amendment constitutional protection against self-incrimination. As the results, their actions led to several Congress convictions. Moreover, the “Hollywood Ten” were blacklisted by the industry which means they would not be hired in the future. Without having any solid evidences and judgments, these artists were under many penalties and punishments by the committee. In the article “HUAC (The House Un-American Activities Committee) and the Rise of Anti-Communism”, the author criticized the HUAC committee decisions upon these entertainers. He stated, “One thing which was always more or less evident was that the hearings were not so much about
Ten screenwriters and directors refused to answer any questions about whether or not they were communists during the hearing regarding their political connection and belief were preferred to as the Hollywood Ten. After the Supreme Court in April 1947, the ten later was being charged for prison terms between six months to one year despite the fact that the committee were being criticized for violating the First Amendment right to Freedom of Speech. In the later HUAC hearing during March 1951, many entertainers informed on their colleagues while other in the industrial invoke the Fifth Amendment constitutional protection against self-incrimination. As the results, their actions led to several Congress convictions. Moreover, the “Hollywood Ten” were blacklisted by the industry which means they would not be hired in the future. Without having any solid evidences and judgments, these artists were under many penalties and punishments by the committee. In the article “HUAC (The House Un-American Activities Committee) and the Rise of Anti-Communism”, the author criticized the HUAC committee decisions upon these entertainers. He stated, “One thing which was always more or less evident was that the hearings were not so much about