HUAC
Americannoun
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Some, such as Robinson, attempted to get back into Hollywood’s good graces by what Navasky calls “self-abnegation” before HUAC, although that did not always require informing on others.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2020
In Washington, Mr. Edwards distinguished himself, despite his junior status, as a critic of the Vietnam War and as a leader in the long campaign to eliminate HUAC.
From Washington Post • Oct. 2, 2015
HUAC, he insisted, didn’t exist by the early 1960s and, anyway, no women’s group played such a role in HUAC’s downfall.
From Salon • Aug. 20, 2012
When later called to testify before HUAC, Bohm pleaded the Fifth Amendment rather than name names.
From Scientific American • Jan. 30, 2012
Against the law, Hoover began passing classified files to his contacts on HUAC, with documents describing Bentley's alleged spy ring.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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