The American Inquisition, 1945-1960: A Profile of the "McCarthy Era"

by Cedric Belfrage

Provides a year-by-year account of the McCarthy era, focusing on the individuals who were victimized by the hearings

Genres: Politics, American History, History

328 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1973

About the author

Cedric Henning Belfrage was an English film critic, journalist, writer, and political activist. He is best remembered as a co-founder of the radical US-weekly newspaper the National Guardian.

Reviews

[Bruce · Rating 5 out of 5]

Discusses the use of fear and innuendo during the Joe McCarthy era and wrongful arrests etc. Discusses the Republican Party push for loyalty commission in 1946 so as to gain in elections. Much of this took place under the Republican controlled 80th congress. In one case the gov't charged an individual with sedition but would not allow him to defend himself by proving the truth of what he said.

[David · Rating 5 out of 5]

has many little stories of ordinary life which reveal how
crazy those times were...