On Nov. 24, 1947, Congress votes to hold the “Hollywood 10” in contempt. The following day the Motion Picture Association of America announced that the “Hollywood 10” directors, producers, and writers who had refused to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) would be fired or suspended.
The ten men refused to state whether they were or had ever been members of the Communist Party, arguing that the questions violated their First Amendment rights. They were convicted in federal court in 1948 and received sentences of six months to one year in prison.
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