Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist
Overview
A look at the confluence of the Red Scare, McCarthyism, and blacklists with the post-war activism by African Americans seeking more and better roles on radio, television, and stage. It begins in Harlem, measures the impact of Paul Robeson and the campaign to bring him down, looks at the role of HUAC, J. Edgar Hoover and of journalists such as Ed Sullivan, and ends with a tribute to Canada Lee. Throughout are interviews with men and women who were there, including Dick Campbell of the Rose McLendon Players and Fredrick O'Neal of the American Negro Theatre. In the 1940s and 1950s, anti-Communism was one more tool to maintain Jim Crow and to keep down African-Americans.
About Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist (1998)
Released in 1998, Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist is a documentary and history film (US). It was directed by Alexandra Isles and written by Alexandra Isles. The cast is led by Morgan Freeman, Rosetta LeNoire, Dick Campbell, Frederick O'Neal and Ossie Davis. With a runtime of 54m, the film averages 8.3/10 across 4 TMDB ratings. It was made on a budget of $1,000,000 and went on to gross $100,000 worldwide.
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