The American inquisition, 1945-1960

by Cedric Belfrage

316 page hardcover book loosely covering the McCarthy era.

Genres: Politics, American History, History

316 pages, Hardcover

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...