Members of HUAC including Richard Nixon (right), 1948. Photo: Library of Congress. House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) In the Cold War years, the U.S. government and political dissent ...

Rev. Richard E. Mumma, treasurer and member of the executive committee on the Anti-HUAC Committee, said that although no definite plans had been made yet, "some of our members will probably go to ...

Known as HUAC, the powerful congressional committee held hearings in Milwaukee March 28-30, 1955. A four-member subcommittee camped out in the Federal Building, 517 E. Wisconsin Ave.

HUAC members had him in their sights. In Paris, Robeson sang solidarity songs, and he delivered off-the-cuff remarks for an adoring audience. However, before Robeson actually spoke, ...

In contrast to Robinson’s testimony, at the time many Americans—and certainly most HUAC members—believed that Communists did not have the right to express their views or hold jobs.

Members of college organizations who appear before HUAC probably have less to lose than NAACP members in Alabama. Nevertheless, there are compelling reasons why Harvard should take a stand against ...

On the morning of July 18, 1949, just six days after he played in his first All-Star Game, Robinson appeared before the House Un-American Activities Committee ...