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He was blacklisted after refusing to testify before the House Committee on Un-American Activities in 1951.

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He was put on the blacklist after criminal conspiracy to teach and advocate the government through violence. He was thought to be sympathetic to fugitives.

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Hellman was an outspoken leftist in the 1930s whose political convictions would result in her being brought before the House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC) herself.

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Charlie Chaplin was a suspected communist after his film "Monsieur Verdoux" premiered. It confirmed previous suspicions of Chaplin's non-animosity towards communists. He was banned from the USA.

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The FBI kept a close watch on Bernstein for nearly 30 years. They eventually determined he was a communist after he held a fundraiser for radical parties.

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Aaron Copland was a suspected communist sympathizer because of his pieces "Lincoln House" and "Fanfare for the Common Man".

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In 1956, Miller was called before the House of Unamerican Activities Committee. Miller refused to testify, saying he could not use the name of another person and bring trouble on him. In May 1957 he was found guilty of contempt of Congress, sentenced to a $500 fine or thirty days in prison, blacklisted, and had his passport withdrawn.

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Blacklist victims privately criticized On the Waterfront as an untruthful attempt to justify informing, but there were no public complaints when the movie swept the Academy Awards in 1955, winning eight Oscars, including one for Kazan as best director.

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Lena was blacklisted because of her political activism during the red scare. She staged her shows in front of black soldiers and German POW's.

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Robeson was put on the blacklist because he voiced his opinion via satellite radio about how the blacks were mistreated and the men and women around him took "offense" and then he was blacklisted