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Charlie was blacklisted because he refused to co-operate when he was  called before the House Un- American Activities Committee.
http://www.onthisdeity.com/19th-september-1952-%E2%80%93-america-banishes-charlie-chaplin/

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Leonard was a part of several groups such as: The American Committee for Yugoslav Relief, the Civil Rights Congress, the Southern Negro Youth Congress, and the Joint Anti Fascist Refugee Committee which had him on watch from J. Edgar Hoover. At first nothing came of them but his leftist stances were soon watched by Joseph McCarthy who was the one to eventually blacklist him.
https://www.wqxr.org/story/blacklisted-politcal-life-leonard-bernstein/

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Aaron was blacklisted because he had strong ties with many Communist colleagues and friends. He also supported the Communist party ticket during the 1936 presidential election.
http://www.peoplesworld.org/article/today-in-history-remembering-composer-aaron-copland/

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Arthur wouldn't give the names of other Communist writers which he went to a few meetings with in New York.  He was then accused of being a Communist since he was close to some Communist party activities which had him blacklisted.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/31/newsid_4417000/4417523.stm

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Elia gave the names of 8 actors who were member of a Communist Party unit in group theatre with  him. By doing this he clouded his reputation for the rest of his life.
https://theamericanscholar.org/the-director-who-named-names/#.WrCOMGrwbIU

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Paul spoke out against racism and was involved in world politics. He also liked the Soviet Union and liked the culture. He was eventually blacklisted because they wanted to silence his voice since he spoke out about racism and his political ties with the U.S.S.R.
https://www.biography.com/people/paul-robeson-9460451

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Lena was friends with other people who were blacklisted which marked her as a Communist sympathizer. She was also a civil rights activist which eventually led to her being blacklisted.
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/lena-horne-about-the-performer/487/

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Lillian Hellman- dramatist and screenwirter

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Lillian Hellman- dramatist and screenwirter

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Lillian was blacklisted because of her leftist activism but she continued to write and stand up for what she believed in.
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/lillian-hellman-about-lillian-hellman/628/

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Waldo was blacklisted because he joined the American Communist Party
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/waldo-salt-about-waldo-salt/696/

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Hammett was the President of the New York Civil Rights Congress. He had posted bail for a group of communists who were on trial for conspiracy. Hammett was then jailed because he refused to give the names of the bail money sources. He was put in prison for 5 months and when he was let out he had learned that the IRS was charging him $100,000 back in taxes.
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/dashiell-hammett-about-dashiell-hammett/625/