Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist

Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist 1998 Released

Directed by Alexandra Isles

Documentary, History · 54 min

 

Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist 1998 Released

Directed by Alexandra Isles

Documentary, History · 54 min

 

A look at the confluence of the Red Scare, McCarthyism, and blacklists with the post-war activism by African Americans seeking more and better roles on radio, television, and stage. It begins in Harlem, measures the impact of Paul Robeson and the campaign to bring him down, looks at the role of HUAC, J. Edgar Hoover and of journalists such as Ed Sullivan, and ends with a tribute to Canada Lee.... see more

A look at the confluence of the Red Scare, McCarthyism, and blacklists with the post-war activism by African Americans seeking more and better roles on radio, television, and stage. It begins in Harlem, measures the impact of Paul Robeson and the campaign to bring him down, looks at the role of HUAC, J. Edgar Hoover and of journalists such as Ed Sullivan, and ends with a tribute to Canada Lee.... see more

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RUNTIME
N/A min
RELEASED
Jan 1, 1998
COUNTRY
US
LANGUAGE
EN
SPOKEN
English
BUDGET
$1,000,000
REVENUE
$100,000